San Estanislao
San Estanislao de Kostka | ||
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City and district | ||
Intendente Municipal Andrés Rafael Jara Melo | | |
Area | ||
• Total | 2,625 km2 (1,014 sq mi) | |
Elevation | 134 m (440 ft) | |
Population (2008) | ||
• Total | 52,983 | |
• Density | 20.18/km2 (52.3/sq mi) | |
Time zone | -4 Gmt | |
Postal code | 8210 | |
Area code | (595) (43) |
San Estanislao de Kostka (usually referred to as San Estanislao or, more commonly, Santaní) is a city and district in the department of San Pedro, Paraguay.
History
San Estanislao was founded on November 13, 1749 by Father
The city is named for Stanisław Kostka, a Polish priest who was canonized by Pope Benedict XIII on November 13, 1726, 23 years before San Estanislao was founded.
Santaní, as the city is commonly referred to locally and throughout Paraguay, is a contraction of the word for saint in Spanish ("san") and the word for Estanislao in Guaraní ("taní"). People from Santaní are referred to as "santanianos" in Spanish.
In 1869, during the
Immigration to San Estanislao
Around 1880, San Estanislao became home to
Decades later, around 1920, Santaní also received immigrants from Lebanon. After arriving at Itacurubí del Rosario, some of the new arrivals made their way to Santaní. Other countries that sent relatively large numbers of immigrants to the city were France, Portugal, Brazil and Spain.
Climate
Caazapá has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen: Cfa), close to a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen: Am)[1] with hot summers and warm winters.
Climate data for San Estanislao (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 32.2 (90.0) |
31.8 (89.2) |
31.3 (88.3) |
29.2 (84.6) |
25.2 (77.4) |
24.1 (75.4) |
24.4 (75.9) |
26.9 (80.4) |
28.2 (82.8) |
29.8 (85.6) |
30.7 (87.3) |
31.5 (88.7) |
28.8 (83.8) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 27.4 (81.3) |
26.8 (80.2) |
26.0 (78.8) |
23.4 (74.1) |
19.5 (67.1) |
18.5 (65.3) |
17.7 (63.9) |
19.7 (67.5) |
21.7 (71.1) |
24.3 (75.7) |
25.4 (77.7) |
26.9 (80.4) |
23.1 (73.6) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22.1 (71.8) |
21.5 (70.7) |
20.5 (68.9) |
18.2 (64.8) |
14.7 (58.5) |
13.8 (56.8) |
12.6 (54.7) |
14.2 (57.6) |
16.2 (61.2) |
19.1 (66.4) |
19.8 (67.6) |
21.4 (70.5) |
17.8 (64.0) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 133.4 (5.25) |
171.0 (6.73) |
123.3 (4.85) |
163.3 (6.43) |
183.4 (7.22) |
105.3 (4.15) |
64.0 (2.52) |
52.7 (2.07) |
117.3 (4.62) |
189.6 (7.46) |
182.8 (7.20) |
173.1 (6.81) |
1,659.1 (65.32) |
Source: NOAA[2] |
Economy
After 1870, during the postwar period, Santaní and the surrounding countryside were sustained mostly through agriculture and forestry. Tobacco was the major crop, and its production and packaging for export were a main contributor of jobs.
Today the primary economic activity continues to be agriculture, especially
Education
San Estanislao is home to schools ranging from primary- to university-level, both public and private.
In 1994 a College of Economic Sciences was established in the city as part of the UNA. There are more than 10 universities in downtown Santani.
Transportation
Travel time between San Estanislao and Asunción (151 km away) was greatly reduced with the inauguration of Route 3 in May 2004. Buses leave the terminal to Asuncion every half an hour.
References and external links
References
- ^ "Table 1 Overview of the Köppen-Geiger climate classes including the defining criteria". Nature: Scientific Data. 23 October 2023.
- ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — San Estanislao". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 26, 2024.