Tomas Romero Pereira

Tomás Romero Pereira, whose urban center is also known as María Auxiliadora, is a district in northeastern Itapúa department, named after a former Paraguayan president. It was established as an independent municipality on September 22, 1983, having separated from the district now known as Natalio. The district's population includes settler communities of Japanese, French, Belgian, Brazilian, Ukrainian, and Polish descent alongside Paraguayans. It is known locally as the "capital of the carrot" — the only significant carrot-growing area in Itapúa department, and a major supplier for national consumption, with the crop supporting large numbers of farming families. The climate is subtropical; best visited May–September.

By Plane

Teniente Amín Ayub González Airport (ENO) in Encarnación is the nearest airport.

By Train

No passenger rail.

By Car / Road

Tomás Romero Pereira is reached by road from Encarnación, to the northeast.

Walkable in the town center.

• Carrot-growing countryside – The district's farmland, the main carrot-producing area of Itapúa department.

The urban center has some hotels serving business travelers and the district's agricultural trade.

The urban center (María Auxiliadora) has supermarkets and general commerce serving the district; fresh carrots and other produce are sold locally.

• San Rafael del Paraná (south) – Rural settlement.
• Encarnación (southwest) – Department capital.
• Fram (west) – Mennonite settlement.