Minga Porá is a district of the Alto Paraná Department, Paraguay. It occupies an area of . As per the 2022 census, it had a population of 11,959 individuals. It was officially established on 4 January 1991.
History The settlement was formed as Malvina Cue when about 27 families arrived at the location on 13 May 1983, and established a settlement, which was named Minga Porã. The people erected a chapel for Virgen de Fatima, who is the patron saint of the city.
Minga Porã was upgraded to the district by the Law 116/90 enacted on 4 January 1991. It was split from the Hernandarias and Itakyry districts.The foundation date is celebrated annually along with the commemorative festival for the patron saint.
Geography Minga Porã is a district located in the Alto Paraná Department in Paraguay. It occupies an area of . It is located about from Ciudad del Este, and from the Paraguayan capital of Asunción.
It is located at an elevation of above sea level. The district has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen climate classification: Aw). The average annual temperature is . The district receives an average annual rainfall of and has 164.97 rainy days in a year.
Demographics As per the 2022 census, Minga Porã district had a population of 23,548 inhabitants of which 6,178 were males and 5,781 were females. About 78.1% of the population was classified rural, and the rest (21.9%) lived in urban areas. About 30.6% of the population was below the age of fourteen, and 5.1% was more than 65 years of age.
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