La Colmena, Paraguay

La Colmena
La Colmena
Location in Paraguay
Coordinates: 25°52′59″S 56°50′05″W / 25.88306°S 56.83472°W / -25.88306; -56.83472
CountryParaguay
DepartmentParaguarí
FoundedMay 15, 1936
Founded byKunito Miyasaka
Government
 • MayorMario Iván Melgarejo Florentín
Area
 • Total
111 km2 (43 sq mi)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total
5,234
 • Density47.2/km2 (122/sq mi)
Area code(595)(537)

La Colmena is a town and district in the Paraguarí Department of Paraguay. It is the first Japanese colony in the country.