{{Short description|Department of Paraguay}} {{One source|date=June 2022}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Canindeyú | native_name = | native_name_lang = es<!-- ISO 639-2 code --> | image_skyline = | image_alt = | image_caption = | image_flag = Flag of Canindeyú Department.svg | flag_alt = | image_shield = | shield_alt = | nickname = | motto = | anthem = | image_map = Canindeyu in Paraguay.svg | map_alt = | map_caption = | coordinates = {{coord|24|1|S|54|20|W|region:PY_type:adm1st|display=inline,title}} | coor_pinpoint = | coordinates_footnotes = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|Paraguay}} | subdivision_type1 = Region | subdivision_name1 = | established_title = Established | established_date = | founder = | named_for = | seat_type = Capital | seat = Salto del Guairá | parts_type = Largest city | parts_style = para | p1 = | government_footnotes = | leader_party = ANR | leader_title = Governor | leader_name = Nelson Martínez | unit_pref = Metric<!-- or US or UK --> | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 14677 | area_land_km2 = | area_water_km2 = | area_water_percent = | area_rank = | area_note = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | population_total = 191,114 | population_as_of = 2022 | population_footnotes = | population_density_km2 = auto | population_rank = | population_note = | timezone = PYT | utc_offset = -03 | postal_code_type = | postal_code = | area_code = | area_code_type = | iso_code = PY-14 | blank_name_sec1 = Number of Districts | blank_info_sec1 = 10 | website = | footnotes = | type = Department | etymology = Guarani: ''Kaninde ju'' (blue-and-yellow macaw) }} '''Canindeyú''' ({{IPA|es|kanindeˈʝu}}) is a department in Paraguay. The capital is the city of Salto del Guairá.<ref>{{cite web |title=Paraguay Departments |url=http://www.statoids.com/upy.html |website=www.statoids.com |access-date=15 June 2022}}</ref> Canindeyú comes from the Guarani words Kaninde - macaw; ju - yellow, blue-and-yellow macaw (''Ara ararauna'').

==Districts== {{div col}} The department is divided into 16 districts:

# Corpus Christi # Curuguaty # General Francisco Caballero Álvarez (Puente Kyhá) # Itanará # Katueté # La Paloma # Laurel # Maracaná # Nueva Esperanza # Puerto Adela # Salto del Guairá # Villa Ygatimí # Yasy Cañy # Yby Pytá # Ybyrarobaná # Ypehú thumb|400px|left {{div col end}}

[[File:Global Forest Change tree-cover loss year in Canindeyu, 2001-2024.png|thumb|right|upright=1.1|alt=Map of Canindeyú showing tree-cover loss years, with forest remaining since 2000 in green and loss years shaded yellow through purple.|Tree-cover loss year in Canindeyú, 2001-2024, from the Global Forest Change dataset.]] The eastern part of Canindeyu is very green; mostly rolling hills and soy bean farms. A fair portion of the population consists of Brazilian immigrants and Portuguese is widely spoken, along with Spanish and Guaraní.

==See also== {{Commons category|Canindeyú Department|position=left}}

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