Acaray Dam

The Acaray Dam is a hydroelectric dam situated in Hernandarias, Paraguay. It has an electrical output of 210 MW, supplying 3% of Paraguay's electricity demand.

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Type: Dam
Description: dam in Hernandarias, Paraguay
Also known as: “Central hidroelectica Acaray”, “Central Hidroeléctica Acaray”, “Central Hidroelectrica Acaray”, “La Central Hidroeléctrica De Acaray”, “Represa de Akaray”, “Usina hidrelétrica de acaray”, and “Usina hidrelétrica de Acaray”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Acaray River and Buddhist Temple of Foz do Iguaçu.

Acaray River

River

Photo: Kripo8190, Public domain.

The Acaray River is a river in eastern Paraguay. Acaray River is situated 2½ km south of Acaray Dam.

Buddhist Temple of Foz do Iguaçu

Buddhist Temple of Foz do Iguaçu

Photo: Massimiliano W, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Chen Tien Buddhist Temple in Foz do Iguaçu… Buddhist Temple of Foz do Iguaçu is situated 3½ km southeast of Acaray Dam.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hernandarias and Ciudad del Este.

Hernandarias

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Hernandarias is a district and city of the Alto Paraná Department.

Ciudad del Este

Ciudad del Este

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Ciudad del Este is the most eastern and second largest city of Paraguay at the border with Brazil.

Foz do Iguaçu

Photo: Herr stahlhoefer, Public domain.

Foz do Iguaçu is a major city in the Cascavel region, Brazil.

Acaray Dam

Location: Hernandarias, Alto Paraná Department, Paraguay, South America
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Latitude

-25.45925° or 25° 27′ 33″ south

Longitude

-54.62888° or 54° 37′ 44″ west

Open location code

5867G9RC+7C

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

waterway=dam

Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Ukrainian—“Acaray Dam” goes by many names.

Basque: “Acarayko zentral hidroelektrikoa”
Egyptian Arabic: “سد اكاراى”
German: “Acaray”
Italian: “diga di Acaray”
Norwegian Bokmål: “Acaraydemningen”
Norwegian: “Acaraydemningen”
Portuguese: “Usina Hidrelétrica de Acaray”
Spanish: “Central hidroeléctrica Acaray”
Spanish: “Central Hidroeléctrica Acaray”
Ukrainian: “ГЕС Акарай”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Central hidroeléctrica Acaray and Zoologico.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: dique represa Acaray and Central Hidroeléctrica Acaray.

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Worth a closer look: Asunción and Ciudad del Este.

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