Eastern region · 550k people · 11,474 km²
Caaguazú. Highway country, soy + cattle.
Caaguazú occupies the geographic centre of eastern Paraguay. Route 2 — the country's main artery between Asunción and Ciudad del Este — runs through it. The capital, Coronel Oviedo, is the country's third-largest city and a logistics hub. East of Coronel Oviedo, the department becomes farmland — soya, mate, cattle, and a substantial brasiguayo (Brazilian-Paraguayan) farming community whose first language is Portuguese.
- Capital Coronel Oviedo
- Population 550k (2022 census)
- Area 11,474 km²
- 2-bed rent US$ 180–400/mo
- Climate Subtropical, more humid
- Drive to Asunción 2–3 hours
01 / overview
What Caaguazú is
Caaguazú is rural Paraguay's middle. Coronel Oviedo (CO) has supermarkets, a regional hospital, and the only sizeable shopping mall between Asunción and CDE. Outside CO and Caaguazú town, the department is agriculture — and increasingly brasiguayo agriculture. The eastern districts (Yhú, José Domingo Ocampos, Mariscal López) are 60%+ Portuguese-speaking. A specific sub-economy of farms, schools, churches, and supermarkets serves them.
02 / who it fits
Best for
- Brazilian-leaning farmers
Eastern Caaguazú is the cheapest viable soy + cattle land in Paraguay with full Brazilian-Portuguese services.
- Logistics + transport
Coronel Oviedo is a natural depot for inland distribution.
- Budget-conscious solo expats
Cost of living similar to rural Brazil but with Paraguay's tax + visa regime.
Neighbouring departments
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Sources
Verify with official sources
Every fact on this page links to a Paraguayan government authority or accepted third-party data source.
- INE — National Statistics Institute ine.gov.py ↗
Department populations, areas, and capital identifiers.
- BCP — Central Bank bcp.gov.py ↗
Exchange rate for region rent + cost lines.
- STP — Technical Planning Secretariat stp.gov.py ↗
Regional infrastructure, public-investment plans by department.
Plan your move
Caaguazú farmland questions?
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