Los Cedrales District

Los Cedrales was established officially as a district by the Law 60/89 enacted on 16 January 1990. It was carved out of the districts of Presidente Franco and Domingo Martínez de Irala.

Los Cedrales is a district located in the Alto Paraná Department in Paraguay. It occupies an area of 403.1 km² (155.6 sq mi). It is separated from the Presidente Franco and Minga Pora districts to the north by the Monday and Cedroty rivers, and Domingo Martínez de Irala to the south by the Ytuti river, a tributary of the Paraná River.

Los Cedrales is located at an elevation of 221.66 m (727.2 ft) above sea level. The district has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen climate classification: Aw). The average annual temperature is 23.73 °C (74.71 °F). The district receives an average annual rainfall of 19.82 cm (7.80 in) and has 160.58 rainy days in a year.

As per the 2022 census, Los Cedrales had a population of 7,258 inhabitants of which 3,769 were males and 3,489 were females. About 58.2% of the population was classified rural, and the rest (41.8%) lived in urban areas. About 26.7% of the population was below the age of fourteen, and 7.7% was more than 65 years of age.

The economy is mainly dependent on agriculture. Major agricultural produce includes soybean, maize, wheat, and sunflower.

The patron saint is Virgin Aparecida, who has a chapel dedicated to her. The Los Cedrales historical museum was opened in 2017, and preserves various artifacts related to its history.