Loma Plata
Loma Plata | |
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Loma Plata Location in Paraguay | |
| Coordinates: 22°23′19″S 59°50′10″W / 22.38861°S 59.83611°W | |
| Country | Paraguay |
| Department | Boquerón |
| Founded | June 25, 1927 |
| Government | |
| • Intendente | Ernst Giesbrecht |
| Elevation | 133 m (436 ft) |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 16,460 |
| Time zone | UTC-03:00 (PYT) |
| Postal code | 9370 |
| Area code | (595)(492) |
| Climate | BSh |
Loma Plata is a city in the district (distrito) of the Department of Boquerón, Paraguay. It is located 407 km from Asunción by a paved detour of 22 km from the Ruta Transchaco. It is the main town of the Menno Colony, one of the Mennonite colonies of the Paraguayan Chaco.