Caaguazú, Paraguay


Caaguazú is a district and city in Caaguazú Department in Paraguay.

Demographics

The city has a population of 63,000.

Economy

Caaguazú had the greatest concentration of sawmills in Paraguay about fifteen to twenty years ago and up until today is still called the “Wood Capital” of Paraguay, in Spanish. Caaguazú still has more than ten big wood industries producing wood flooring among other things. The many sawmills have mostly move up to the north eastern part of Paraguay where there are many more logs.