San Pedro () is a department of Paraguay. The capital is the city of San Pedro de Ycuamandiyú. History During the 17th and 18th centuries there was even greater political and population instability than in Concepción. The Mbayá and Payagua native tribes threatened all the area between the Ypané (in the north) and Manduvirá (in the south) Rivers and the valley by the Jejuí River. In 1660 the natives revolted in Arecajá against the postal parcel system, causing the disappearance of this town. To help regenerate this area, the Missions San Estanislao (1749), Villa del Rosario (1786) and San Pedro de Ycuamandiyú (1786) were founded. The second department of the country, San Pedro, was created by law in 1906, and included the territories of Itacurubí del Rosario, Santa Rosa del Aguaray, Tacuatí, Unión, Ygatimi and Curuguaty, as well as the area of Canindeyú. Its limits were defined finally in 1973. In 1941, the Bruderhof, an Anabaptist group fleeing Nazi persecution, settled in the area of Rosario. They lived here for over 20 years, founding a hospital. They left for North America in 1966. Is hometown of important personalities of Paraguayan history, as Vicente Ignacio Iturbe and Juana María de Lara and the musician Rosita Mello, who is from Santaní. Limits It is located in the center of the Oriental Region, between the parallels 22º00’ and 23º30’ of latitude South and the meridians 58º00’ and 56º06’ of longitude West. Its limits are: To the North: the Ypané River, which separates San Pedro from Concepción. To the South: the Manduvirá River and Hondo Stream, which separates it from Cordillera; also the San Joaquín Cordillera, which separates it from Caaguazú. To the East: the Aguaray River, the limit with Amambay, and the rivers Jejuí Guazú, Curuguaty and Corrientes, which separates San Pedro from Canindeyú. To the West: the Paraguay River, natural limit with Presidente Hayes. It is the biggest department of the Oriental Region, and is mostly dedicated to agriculture, cattle and forestry. Districts The department is divided in 20 districts: Antequera Capiibary Choré General Aquino General Resquín Guayaibí Itacurubí del Rosario Lima Nueva Germania San Estanislao San Pablo San Pedro Santa Rosa Tacuatí Unión 25 de Diciembre Villa del Rosario Yataity Yrybucuá Liberación Climate The climate is humid and rainy. The average temperature is 23 °C, the minimum in winter is 10 °C and the maximum in summer is 38 °C. The