Central is a department in Paraguay. The capital is Areguá .

The department is divided in 19 districts:

1. Areguá
2. Capiatá
3. Fernando de la Mora
4. Guarambaré
5. Itá
6. Itauguá
7. Juan Augusto Saldívar
8. Lambaré
9. Limpio
10. Luque
11. Mariano Roque Alonso
12. Ñemby
13. Nueva Italia
14. San Antonio
15. San Lorenzo
16. Villa Elisa
17. Villeta
18. Ypacaraí
19. Ypané

Becoming effective on July 2 1993 Areguá has become capital of the department. Previously it was administrated from the national capital Asunción.