title: Route 6 (Paraguay)
text: # Route 6 (Paraguay)
  
  National Route 6 (officially, Ruta Nacional Número 6 "Dr. Juan León Mallorquín", better known as Ruta Seis) is one of the national highways of Paraguay. With a length of 247 km it mainly connects the second and third most populated cities in Paraguay, Ciudad del Este and Encarnación respectively. It crosses the departments of Alto Parana and Itapua.
  
  ## Distances and important cities
  
  The following table shows the distances traversed by National Route 6 in each different department, and important cities that it passes by (or near).
  
  | Km | City | Department | Junctions |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 0 | Encarnación | Itapua | Route 1 |
  | 6 | Capitán Miranda | Itapua | |
  | 21 | Trinidad | Itapua | |
  | 35 | Hohenau | Itapua | |
  | 38 | Obligado | Itapua | |
  | 48 | Bella Vista | Itapua | |
  | 71 | Pirapó | Itapua | |
  | 87 | Capitán Meza | Itapua | |
  | 93 | Edelira | Itapua | |
  | 119 | Tomás Romero Pereira | Itapua | |
  | 206 | Santa Rita | Alto Parana | |
  | 247 | Minga Guazú | Alto Parana | Route 7 |
  