The National Population and Housing Census continues this week with the goal of reaching all the areas that were left without coverage on November 9, declared a holiday for this activity.
That day, the reach in the urban area was 84.2%, with a slope of 15.8%according to the INE, which from then on assumed the shortcomings and announced a recovery phase from the following day.
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Over the weekend the coverage included more than 18 neighborhoods in Asunción, as well as dozens of neighborhoods in at least 13 municipalities of the Central Department.
In the sum of the first four days, coverage rose to 87.3% and 12.7% is still pending. The recovery period will be extended until November 24.
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Of the 43 million dollars in credits contracted only for the Censusa little more than 15 million dollars was executed, according to the director of the INE, Iván Ojeda. The rest of the money will be used within five years.
The entrance Census coverage rises to 87.3% in the first days of recovery was first published on newspaper TODAY.
