The Canindeyú department () is a department of Paraguay. The capital is the city of Salto del Guairá. Its ISO 3166-2 code is PY-14.
Its name comes from Tupi Kaninde - macaw; ju - yellow, blue-and-yellow macaw (Ara ararauna).
Geography
The Canindeyú department is in the northeast of the Oriental region. It has an area of . , the department has a population of 191,447 ( of the population of the country) for a population density of .
The Amambay and Mbaracayú mountain ranges are in the department and form the limits with Brazil.
Limits
To the north: Amambay department. To the east: Brazil. To the south: Caaguazú and Alto Paraná departments. To the west: San Pedro department.
Climate
, the total amount of precipitation in the city of Salto del Guairá was . The month with the most precipitation was April with of precipitation. The month with the least precipitation was August with .
The average temperature for the year 2012 in Salto del Guairá was . The warmest month, on average, was February with an average temperature of . The coolest month on average is July, with an average temperature of .
Districts
The department is divided in 13 districts:
Economy
Farming is the main economic activity in the department. The main crops are soybean, tobacco and maize. Cattle raising is also an important activity.