Western region (Chaco) · 123k people · 72,907 km²
Presidente Hayes. Bajo Chaco, ganadería.
Presidente Hayes is the lower (southern) Chaco — the part of western Paraguay closest to Asunción. Villa Hayes, the capital, sits on the Paraguay River 30 km from Asunción but feels worlds away — dusty, low-rise, oriented to the Trans-Chaco highway and the steel + cement industries that line the river. Beyond Villa Hayes, the department is vast cattle land, mostly empty.
- Capital Villa Hayes
- Población 123,313 (2022 census)
- Superficie 72,907 km²
- Alquiler 2 dorm. US$ 150–300/mo
- Clima Semi-arid, very hot summers
- A Asunción en coche 30–45 min from Villa Hayes
01 / overview
What Presidente Hayes is
Two zones. The river belt around Villa Hayes, with cement, steel, and chemical industries — plus Asunción's overflow housing. Beyond that, deep Chaco — cattle ranches sized in tens of thousands of hectares, almost no roads, climate that swings from cool dry winters to 45 °C summer afternoons.
02 / who it fits
Best for
- Industrial entrepreneurs
Villa Hayes industrial corridor offers the cheapest river-front industrial land in eastern Paraguay.
- Cattle ranchers
Some of the cheapest cattle land in South America, with established export channels.
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- INE — National Statistics Institute ine.gov.py ↗
Department populations, areas, and capital identifiers.
- BCP — Central Bank bcp.gov.py ↗
Exchange rate for region rent + cost lines.
- STP — Technical Planning Secretariat stp.gov.py ↗
Regional infrastructure, public-investment plans by department.
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