General Bernardino Caballero, Paraguay

General Bernardino Caballero (or simply Caballero) is a town and a district in the Paraguarí Department of Paraguay. It is named after Bernardino Caballero, President of Paraguay from 1880 until 1886.

Location
Caballero is located in the north-west region of the Paraguarí department, 101 km from Asunción, the capital of the Paraguay; and about 30 km from the city of Paraguarí.

To get there one should take the national route number 1 to Paraguarí, and there take a detour to Gral. Bernardino Caballero.

Geography
The topography of the district is characterized by hills, streams and swamps. Borders are the following:


 * At North it borders with the districts of Valenzuela and San José de los Arroyos.
 * At South it borders with the Acahay and La Colmena districts.
 * At East it borders with Ybytimí district.
 * At West it borders with Sapucaí district.