San Juan Bautista, Paraguay

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San Juan Bautista
City
San Juan Bautista de las Misiones
The San Juan Bautista Cathedral, Paraguay
Flag
San Juan Bautista
Coordinates: 26°38′0″S 57°10′0″W / 26.63333°S 57.16667°W / -26.63333; -57.16667
Country	Paraguay
Department	Misiones
Founded	1893
Government
• Intendente Municipal	Sr. Andrés María Riveros Obregón (PLRA)
Area
• Total	5 km2 (2 sq mi)
Elevation	61 m (200 ft)
Population
• Total	16,593
• Density	3,300/km2 (8,600/sq mi)
Postal code	4700
Area code	+595 (81)

San Juan Bautista (Spanish pronunciation: [saŋ ˈxwam bawˈtista]), capital of the Department of Misiones, Paraguay, is considered the cradle of the religious mission culture. The city is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Juan Bautista de las Misiones.