Filadelfia

Filadelfia
Town
Main Road of Filadelfia, A mail building, City view, A letter in Filadelfia and A building
Filadelfia
Coordinates: 22°20′24″S 60°1′48″W / 22.34000°S 60.03000°W / -22.34000; -60.03000
Country	Paraguay
Department	Boquerón
Government
• Intendant	Berthold Durksen Lowen
Area
• Total	13,879 km2 (5,359 sq mi)
Population  (2021)
• Total	19,927
• Density	1.4/km2 (3.7/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-4
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3
Area code	+595 491
Climate	BSh

Filadelfia (Spanish pronunciation: [fi.laˈðel.fja]) is the capital of Boquerón Department in the Gran Chaco of western Paraguay. It is the centre of the Fernheim Colony. The city lies about 450 kilometres (280 mi) northwest of the capital Asunción. With a population of about 20,000, it is the largest town in the 400 kilometer (250 mile) radius,^[1] and accounts for almost a third of the departmental population.