Paraguarí (Spanish pronunciation: [paɾaɣwaˈɾi]; Guarani: Paraguari) is a city, district, and capital of Paraguarí Department in Paraguay. It is located 66 km from the country's capital, Asunción. According to the census in 2002, it had a population of 22,154.

Paraguarí is called “The cradle of the National Independence." In that city on January 13, 1811, the Paraguayans Yegros, Gamarra, and Cabañas, with their troops, defeated the Argentine Army, commanded by General Manuel Belgrano in the Battle of Cerro Mbaé or Battle of Paraguarí.

It was founded in 1775 over a hill by Agustín Fernando de Pinedo, a time after the banishment of the Jesuits in Paraguay. On August 18, 1960, the town became a district.

The city of Paraguarí is situated 66 km from Asunción, bordering to the north with the Altos Cordillera and to the south with a wide savanna.

It's surrounded by the hills Saint Thomas, Cerro Peró (Bald Hill), and Cerro Porteño.

The average temperature is 21 degrees Celsius, the maximum in summer is 39 degrees Celsius, and the minimum in winter is 2 degrees Celsius.

Paraguarí has 22,154 inhabitants, of which 11,053 are men and 11,101 women, according to the 2002 census. In the urban area there are 8,307 inhabitants, and in the rural area there are 13,847.

The expansion of the agriculture and livestock industry of the region and an important road network make Paraguarí the main supplier of Asunción.