Editing Humaitá (section)

{{About|a town in Paraguay}}
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name = Humaitá
|native_name = 
|image_skyline=  casa colonial humaita 2.jpg
|image_caption=  Colonial houses in Humaitá
| image_flag = 
| image_seal = 
|pushpin_map              =  Paraguay
|subdivision_type       = Country
|subdivision_name       = [[Paraguay]]
|subdivision_type1      = Department
|subdivision_name1      = [[Ñeembucú]]
|leader_title           = [[Intendente|Intendente Municipal]]
|leader_name            = Federico Cáceres Delgado
|established_title      =Founder
|established_date       = February 1778 [[Pedro Melo de Portugal]]
|area_total_km2           = 389 
|area_footnotes           = 
|population_as_of         = 2008
|population_total =    3214
|population_density_km2   = 8
|timezone               = -4 Gmt
|utc_offset             = 
|timezone_DST           = 
|utc_offset_DST         = 
|coordinates            = {{coord|27|04|06|S|58|30|31|W|region:PY|display=inline,title}}
|elevation_m            = 44
|postal_code_type       = Postal code
|postal_code            = 2840
|area_code              = 
|website                = 
}}

'''Humaitá''' is a [[List of cities and towns in Paraguay|town]] and [[Districts of Paraguay|district]] on the [[Paraguay River]] in southern [[Paraguay]]. During the [[Paraguayan War]], it served as the main Paraguayan stronghold from 1866 until its fall in August 1868. Up to 24,000 troops were housed there at one point. It served as the de facto residence of the Paraguayan government until March 1868.

Being 275km south of [[Asunción]], Hamuaitá has a great historical and cultural heritage, with portions of the old [[fortification]]s—including some large [[earthworks (engineering)|earthworks]]{{fact|date=January 2025}}—still visible. It also possesses the remains of a [[Jesuit]] church dating from the 18th century.{{fact|date=January 2025}}