Villarrica

Villarrica del Espíritu Santo, is a city in . Located in the middle of the Eastern Region of Paraguay, it is the capital and most populous city of .
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  • Type: City with 73,400 residents
  • Description: capital city of Guairá Department, Paraguay
  • Also known as: Villa Rica”, “Villarrica del Espíritu Santo”, and “Villarrica, Paraguay

Places of Interest

Highlights include Holy Spirit Cathedral, Villarrica.

Church
The Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, also called Villarrica Cathedral, located in Villarrica in southern , is the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Villarrica del Espíritu Santo Dedicated to the Holy Spirit, it is under the pastoral responsibility of the Bishop Ricardo Jorge Valenzuela Rios.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mbocayaty and Félix Pérez Cardozo.

Town
is a town in the of . Its located 7 km to the north of Villarrica and 166 km to the east of . Originally known as Capilla Duarte due to the Catholic chapel built in the 1800s by a family named Duarte. is situated 8 km northeast of Villarrica.

Village
is a town and district located in the of Paraguay. It is located approximately 186 km from the national capital . is situated 9 km northwest of Villarrica.

Villarrica

Latitude
-25.78098° or 25° 46′ 52″ south
Longitude
-56.44788° or 56° 26′ 52″ west
Population
73,400
Elevation
143 metres (469 feet)
United Nations Location Code
PY VLR
Open location code
58656H92+JR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 313912581
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­city
Geo­Names ID
3436714
Wiki­data ID
Q288685
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Wu Chinese—“Villarrica” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: فيلاريشا
  • Armenian: Վիլյառիկա
  • Basque: Villarrica
  • Belarusian: Вільярыка (Парагвай)
  • Belarusian: Вільярыка
  • Bengali: ভ্যিলারিকা
  • Catalan: Villarrica
  • Cebuano: Villarrica (kapital sa departamento)
  • Cebuano: Villarrica
  • Chavacano: Villarrica
  • Chinese: 比亚里卡
  • Chinese: 比亞里卡
  • Croatian: Villarrica
  • Danish: Villarrica
  • Dutch: Villarrica
  • Esperanto: Villarrica
  • Finnish: Villarrica (Paraguay)
  • Finnish: Villarrica
  • French: Villarrica
  • Galician: Villarrica
  • Georgian: ვილიარიკა
  • German: Villarrica
  • Greek: Βιλλαρίκα
  • Guarani: Villarrika
  • Gujarati: વિલારિકા
  • Hebrew: וילאריסה
  • Hindi: विलेरिका
  • Indonesian: Villarrica
  • Irish: Villarrica
  • Italian: Villarrica
  • Japanese: ビジャリカ
  • Japanese: ビヤリカ
  • Kannada: ವಿಲ್ಲಾರಿಕಾ
  • Korean: 비야리카
  • Latin: Villa Opulenta Sancti Spiritus
  • Latin: Villarica Spiritus Sancti
  • Latvian: Viljarrika
  • Lithuanian: Viljarika
  • Malay: Villarrica
  • Marathi: व्हिललारिका
  • Northern Frisian: Villarrica
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Villarrica
  • Norwegian: Villarrica
  • Persian: ویاریکا
  • Polish: Villarrica
  • Portuguese: Vila Rica
  • Portuguese: Villarrica, Paraguai
  • Portuguese: Villarrica
  • Romanian: Villarrica
  • Russian: Вильяррика
  • Scottish Gaelic: Villarrica
  • Serbo-Croatian: Villarrica (Paragvaj)
  • Serbo-Croatian: Villarrica
  • Sinhala: විලාරිසා, පැරගුවේ
  • Sinhala: විලාරිසා
  • Spanish: Villarrica
  • Swedish: Villarrica
  • Tamil: வில்லரிக்கா
  • Telugu: విల్లేరిక
  • Thai: บิยาร์ริกา
  • Turkish: Villarrica
  • Ukrainian: Вільяррика
  • Ukrainian: Вільярріка
  • Urdu: ویاریکا، پیراگوئے
  • Vietnamese: Villarrica
  • Waray (Philippines): Villarrica, Guairá
  • Waray (Philippines): Villarrica
  • Wu Chinese: 比亚里卡 (巴拉圭)
  • Wu Chinese: 比亚里卡(巴拉圭)
  • Villarrica

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Highlights include Plaza de los Héroes and Municipalidad de Villarrica.

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