Félix Pérez Cardozo, Paraguay

Félix Pérez Cardozo is a town and district located in the Guairá Department of Paraguay.

In this town, its inhabitants are dedicated to the cultivation of sugar cane and tobacco, as well as crafts, especially Ao po'i embroidery.

Félix Pérez Cardozo was founded by Governor Agustín Fernando de Pinedo on 15 September 1773; initially it was known by the name of Hyaty.

In 1957, the Executive Branch decreed the change the name of the town, with the name of Félix Pérez Cardozo, in honor of the great Paraguayan harpist who was born in this place.

[2] According to the data provided by the General Directorate of Statistical Surveys and Census, Félix Pérez Cardozo had a population 6,156 inhabitants in 2017.