Asunción

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City & District in Capital District, Paraguay

Asunción
City & District
From the top to bottom, left to right: skyline of the city from the Paraguay River, Citibank Tower, the Cabildo of Asunción, the National Pantheon of the Heroes, Palacio de los López, Hotel Guaraní
Flag Coat of arms
Nickname(s): Mother of Cities
Asunción Location in Paraguay Show map of Paraguay Asunción Asunción (South America) Show map of South America
Coordinates: 25°18′S 57°38′W / 25.300°S 57.633°W / -25.300; -57.633Coordinates: 25°18′S 57°38′W / 25.300°S 57.633°W / -25.300; -57.633
Country	Paraguay
District	Capital District
Founded	August 15, 1537
Government
• Intendant	Mario Ferreiro
Area
• City & District	117 km2 (45.2 sq mi)
• Metro	1,014 km2 (392 sq mi)
Elevation	43 m (141 ft)
Population (2016[1])
• City & District	525,252
• Density	4,411/km2 (11,420/sq mi)
• Metro	2,198,662
Demonym(s)	Asunceno, -a
Postal code	1001-1925
Area code(s)	(+595) 21
HDI (2011)	0.742 – high
Climate	Cfa
Website	www.mca.gov.py (in Spanish)

Asunción (Spanish pronunciation: [asunˈsjon]) is the capital and largest city of Paraguay.
The city is located on the left bank of the Paraguay River, almost at the confluence of this river with the River Pilcomayo, on the South American continent. The Paraguay River and the Bay of Asunción in the northwest separate the city from the Occidental Region of Paraguay and Argentina in the south part of the city. The rest of the city is surrounded by the Central Department.

The city is an autonomous capital district, not a part of any department. The metropolitan area, called Gran Asunción, includes the cities of San Lorenzo, Fernando de la Mora, Lambaré, Luque, Mariano Roque Alonso, Ñemby, San Antonio, Limpio, Capiatá and Villa Elisa, which are part of the Central Department. The Asunción metropolitan area has around two million inhabitants. The Municipality of Asunción is listed on the Asunción Stock Exchange, as BVPASA: MUA.

Asunción is one of the oldest cities in South America and the longest continually inhabited area in the Río de la Plata Basin; for this reason it is known as "the Mother of Cities". From Asunción the colonial expeditions departed to found other cities, including the second foundation of Buenos Aires and other important cities such as Villarrica, Corrientes, Santa Fe and Santa Cruz de la Sierra.

Asunción is considered a 'gamma city' by the study GaWC5^[2]. It is the home of the national government, principal port, and the chief industrial and cultural center of the country. Near Asunción are the headquarters of the CONMEBOL, the continental governing body of association football in South America. Asunción is said to be one of the cheapest cities in the world for foreign visitors.^[3]

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History

Cabildo of Asunción in 1854

The Spanish conquistador Juan de Ayolas (died c. 1537) may have first visited the site of the future city on his way north, up the Paraguay River, looking for a passage to the mines of Alto Perú (present-day Bolivia). Later, Juan de Salazar y Espinosa and Gonzalo de Mendoza, a relative of Pedro de Mendoza, were sent in search of Ayolas, but failed to find him. On his way up and then down the river, de Salazar stopped briefly at a bay in the left bank to resupply his ships. He found the natives friendly, and decided to found a fort there in August 1537. He named it Nuestra Señora Santa María de la Asunción (Our Lady Saint Mary of the Assumption – the Roman Catholic Church celebrates the Feast of the Assumption on August 15).

In 1542 natives destroyed Buenos Aires, and the Spaniards there fled to Asunción. Thus the city became the center of a large Spanish colonial province comprising part of Brazil, present-day Paraguay and northeastern Argentina: the Giant Province of the Indies. In 1603 Asunción was the seat of the First Synod of Asunción, which set guidelines for the evangelization of the natives in their lingua franca, Guaraní.

In 1731 an uprising under José de Antequera y Castro was one of the first rebellions against Spanish colonial rule. The uprising failed, but it was the first sign of the independent spirit that was growing among the criollos, mestizos and natives of Paraguay. The event influenced the independence of Paraguay, which subsequently materialised in 1811. The secret meetings between the independence leaders to plan an ambush against the Spanish Governor in Paraguay (Bernardo de Velasco) took place at the home of Juana María de Lara, in downtown Asunción. On the night of May 14 and May 15, 1811, the rebels succeeded and forced governor Velasco to surrender. Today, Lara's former home, known as Casa de la Independencia (House of the Independence), operates as a museum and historical building.

View of the city of Asunción during the Paraguayan War.

After Paraguay became independent, significant change occurred in Asunción. Under the rule of Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia (in office 1813–1840) roads were built throughout the city and the streets were named. However, during the presidency of Carlos Antonio López (President 1844–1862) Asunción (and Paraguay) saw further progress as the new president implemented new economic policies. More than 400 schools, metallurgic factories and the first railroad service in South America were built during the López presidency. After López died (1862), his son Francisco Solano López became the new president and led the country through the disastrous Paraguayan War that lasted for five years (1864-1870). After the end of the armed conflict, Brazilian troops occupied Asunción until 1876.

Many historians^[which?] have claimed that this war provoked a steady downfall of the city and country, since it massacred two thirds of the country's population. Progress slowed down greatly afterwards, and the economy stagnated.

After the Paraguayan War, Asunción began a slow attempt at recovery. Towards the end of the 19th century and during the early years of the 20th century, a flow of immigrants from Europe and the Ottoman Empire came to the city. This led to a change in the appearance of the city as many new buildings were built and Asunción went through an era more prosperous than any since the war.

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Geography

Six districts of the city of Asunción

Asunción is located between the parallels 25° 15' and 25° 20' of south latitude and between the meridians 57° 40' and 57° 30' of west longitude. The city sits on the left bank of the Paraguay River, almost at the confluence of this river with the River Pilcomayo. The Paraguay River and the Bay of Asunción in the northwest separate the city from the Occidental Region of Paraguay and Argentina in the south part of the city. The rest of the city is surrounded by the Central Department.

With its location along the Paraguay River, the city offers many landscapes; it spreads out over gentle hills in a pattern of rectangular blocks. Places such as Cerro Lambaré, a hill located in Lambaré, offer a spectacular show in the springtime because of the blossoming lapacho trees in the area. Parks such as Parque Independencia and Parque Carlos Antonio López offer large areas of typical Paraguayan vegetation and are frequented by tourists. There are several small hills and slightly elevated areas throughout the city, including Cabará, Clavel, Tarumá, Cachinga, and Tacumbú, among others.

Downtown Asunción

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Districts and neighborhoods

Asunción is organized geographically into districts and these in turn bring together the different neighborhoods.

Neighborhoods of Asunción

Neighborhood	Population (2002)	Neighborhood	Population (2002)	Neighborhood	Population (2002)
1. Itá Enramada	4,845	24. Seminario	5,070	47. Pinozá	6,621
2. Santa Ana	5,775	25. Vista Alegre	12,611	48. Jara	13,554
3. Bañado Santa Ana	8,374	26. Panambí Retá	2,386	49. Banco San Miguel	953
4. Roberto L. Pettit	20,201	27. Panambí Verá	2,591	50. Tablada Nueva	6,573
5. Republicano	8,429	28. San Pablo	21,787	51. Virgen del Huerto	4,809
6. Pirizal	4,022	29. Terminal	4,305	52. Virgen de la Asunción	9,983
7. San Vicente	15,412	30. Hipódromo	8,348	53. Bella Vista	6,657
8. Bañado Tacumbú	10,958	31. Nazareth	7,133	54. Santo Domingo	2,591
9. Obrero	19,823	32. Villa Aurelia	9,871	55. Cañada del Ybaray	3,166
10. Tacumbú	13,366	33. Los Laureles	3,517	56. Las Lomas (Carmelitas)	5,604
11. Sajonia	14,873	34. Mariscal Estigarribia	7,711	57. Madame Lynch	8,589
12. Itá Pytã Punta	4,225	35. San Cristóbal	6,618	58. Salvador del Mundo	3,883
13. San Antonio	9,544	36. Herrera	5,149	59. Ñu Guazú	1,342
14. Dr. Francia	10,925	37. Santa María	4,591	60. Mbocayaty	6,512
15. La Encarnación	4,928	38. Ytay	3,054	61. Mburucuyá	8,377
16. Catedral	3,676	39. San Jorge	4,844	62. Trinidad	4,515
17. General Díaz	6,068	40. Ycuá Satí	6,687	63. Virgen de Fátima	6,064
18. Pettirossi	11,380	41. Manorá	1,898	64. San Rafael	10,732
19. San Roque	6,355	42. Villa Morra	4,114	65. Botánico	9,982
20. Ricardo Brugada (Chacarita)	10,455	43. Recoleta	10,230	66. Zeballos Cué	18,553
21. San Felipe	5,679	44. Tembetary	3,515	67. Loma Pytá	6,231
22. Las Mercedes	4,827	45. Mburicaó	7,691	68. San Blas	3,651
23. Ciudad Nueva	8,584	46. General Caballero	8,128	69. Santa Rosa	3,546
24. Carlos A. López	?			70. Mariscal López	5,025

Climate

Asunción has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen: Cfa) that closely borders on a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw), characterized by hot, humid summers (average of 27.5 °C or 81.5 °F in January), and mild winters (average of 17.6 °C, 63.7 °F in July).^[4] Relative humidity is high throughout the year, so the heat index is higher than the true air temperature in the summer, and in the winter it can feel cooler.^{[citation needed]} The average annual temperature is 23 °C (73 °F). The average annual precipitation is high, with 1,400 millimetres (55 in) distributed in over 80 days yearly. The highest recorded temperature was 42.0 °C (107.6 °F) on 2 January 1934, while the lowest recorded temperature was −1.2 °C (29.8 °F) on 27 June 2011.

Asunción generally has a very short dry season between May and September, but the coldest months are June, July and August. Slight frosts can occur on average one or two days a year. The wet season covers the remainder of the year.

During the wet season, Asunción is generally hot and humid though towards the end of this season, it becomes noticeably cooler. In contrast, Asunción's dry season is pleasantly mild. Asuncion's annual precipitation values observe a summer maximum, due to severe subtropical summer thunderstorms which travel southward from northern Paraguay, originating in the Gran Chaco region of the northwestern part of the country. The wettest and driest months of the year are April and July, on average receiving respectively 166 mm (6.54 in) and 39 mm (1.54 in) of precipitation.

Climate data for Asunción (1971–2000)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	42.0 (107.6)	39.6 (103.3)	39.5 (103.1)	36.4 (97.5)	33.4 (92.1)	32.0 (89.6)	33.4 (92.1)	35.5 (95.9)	38.5 (101.3)	39.5 (103.1)	40.2 (104.4)	41.7 (107.1)	42.0 (107.6)
Average high °C (°F)	33.5 (92.3)	32.6 (90.7)	31.6 (88.9)	28.4 (83.1)	25.0 (77)	23.1 (73.6)	23.2 (73.8)	24.8 (76.6)	26.4 (79.5)	29.2 (84.6)	30.7 (87.3)	32.3 (90.1)	28.3 (82.9)
Daily mean °C (°F)	27.5 (81.5)	26.9 (80.4)	25.9 (78.6)	22.8 (73)	19.8 (67.6)	17.9 (64.2)	17.6 (63.7)	18.6 (65.5)	20.5 (68.9)	23.2 (73.8)	24.8 (76.6)	26.5 (79.7)	22.7 (72.9)
Average low °C (°F)	22.8 (73)	22.3 (72.1)	21.3 (70.3)	18.6 (65.5)	15.7 (60.3)	13.8 (56.8)	13.1 (55.6)	14.3 (57.7)	15.9 (60.6)	18.6 (65.5)	20.1 (68.2)	21.8 (71.2)	17.9 (64.2)
Record low °C (°F)	12.5 (54.5)	12.5 (54.5)	9.4 (48.9)	6.8 (44.2)	2.6 (36.7)	−1.2 (29.8)	−0.6 (30.9)	0.0 (32)	3.6 (38.5)	7.0 (44.6)	8.8 (47.8)	10.0 (50)	−1.2 (29.8)
Average rainfall mm (inches)	147.2 (5.795)	129.2 (5.087)	117.9 (4.642)	166.0 (6.535)	113.3 (4.461)	82.4 (3.244)	39.4 (1.551)	72.6 (2.858)	87.7 (3.453)	130.8 (5.15)	164.4 (6.472)	150.3 (5.917)	1,401.2 (55.165)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	8	7	7	8	7	7	4	5	6	8	8	8	83
Average relative humidity (%)	68	71	72	75	76	76	70	70	66	67	67	68	70
Mean monthly sunshine hours	276	246	254	228	205	165	195	223	204	242	270	295	2,803
Source #1: World Meteorological Organization[5]
Source #2: NOAA updated to 9/2012.,[6] Danish Meteorological Institute (sun only)[7]

Demographics

The population is approximately 540,000 people in the city proper.^[1] Roughly 30% of Paraguay's 6 million people live within Greater Asunción. Sixty-five percent of the total population in the city are under the age of 30.^[8]

The population has increased greatly during the last few decades as a consequence of internal migration from other Departments of Paraguay, at first because of the economic boom in the 1970s, and later because of economic recession in the countryside. The adjacent cities in the Gran Asunción area, such as Luque, Lambaré, San Lorenzo, Fernando de la Mora and Mariano Roque Alonso, have absorbed most of this influx due to the low cost of the land and easy access to Asunción. The city has ranked as the least expensive city to live in for five years running by Mercer Human Resource Consulting.^[9]

Population by sex and age according to the 2002 census

Age	Quantity (census 2002)	Male	Female
0–4 years	45,382	23,058	22,374
5–9 years	46,120	23,330	22,324
10–14 years	46,272	22,985	23,287
15–29 years	155.675	71,885	83,790
30–59 years	164,367	75,871	88,496
+60 years	54,296	21,686	32,610
Total	512,112	238,815	273,297

Demographic development of Asunción

Life expectancy

	1990/1992	[10] 2000/2001	[10] 2010[11]
Total	68.72	72.04	75.90
Men	62.55	69.63	72.78
Women	70.24	74.66	79.33

Religion

Approximately 90% of the population of Asunción professes Catholicism.^[12] The Catholic Archdiocese of Asunción covers an area of 2,582 square kilometres (997 square miles) including the city and surrounding area and has a total population of 1,780,000 of whom 1,612,000 are Catholic.^[12] The Catholic Archbishop is Eustaquio Pastor Cuquejo Verga, C.SS.R.^[12] In Paraguay's capital there are also places of worship of other Christian denominations including the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, as well as of other religions including Islam, Buddhism and Judaism.^{[citation needed]}

Language

Most people in Paraguay speak one of two languages as their principal language: Paraguayan Spanish (spoken by 56.9% of the population) and Guaraní (spoken by 11.1%). 27.4% of the population speaks the Jopará dialect, a mix of Guaraní with loanwords from Spanish (Creole). Other languages are represented by 4.5% of the population.^{[citation needed]}

Education

Schools

See also: List of high schools in Asunción

The city has a large number of both public and private schools. The best-known public schools are the Colegio Nacional de la Capital (which is one of the oldest schools in the city, founded in 1877), Colegio Nacional Presidente Franco and Colegio Nacional Asunción Escalada. The best-known private schools are, American School of Asunción, Colegio San José, St. Annes School, Colegio del Sol, Colegio Santa Clara, Colegio Goethe and Colegio de la Asunción, Colegio Campoalto, Colegio Dante Alighieri, Colegio San Francisco, Colegio San Ignacio de Loyola, Colegio Santa Teresa de Jesús, Colegio Inmaculado Corazón de María, Salesianito, Colegio Cristo Rey, Colegio Internacional.

Universities

Universidad Americana

The main universities in the city are the Universidad Americana and the Universidad Nacional de Asunción (state-run). The Universidad Católica Nuestra Señora de la Asunción was founded in 1960 and has a current enrollment of around 21,000 students. The Universidad Nacional de Asunción, on the other hand, was founded in 1889 and has a much higher enrollment of just over 40,000 students. The Católica has a small campus in the downtown area next to the Cathedral and a larger campus in the Santa Ana neighborhood, outwards toward the adjoining city of Lambaré, while the Universidad Nacional has its main campus in the city of San Lorenzo, some 5 km (3 mi) eastward from Asunción. There are also a number of smaller privately run universities such as Uninorte, Universidad Católica Nuestra Señora de la Asunción and Universidad Autónoma de Asunción, among others.

Economy

In terms of commerce, this sector has grown considerably in recent years stretching towards the suburbs where shopping malls and supermarkets have been built. Paraguay's only stock exchange, the BVPASA, is located here. The city itself is listed on it, as BVPASA: MUA.^{[citation needed]}

In Asuncion, the most important companies, businesses and investment groups are headquartered. The attractiveness of the city can be attributed to its easy going tax policies. Asunción has unrestrained taxes on the investments and movements of capital. In addition to this, the Asunción stock exchange traded up 485.7% in August 2012 relative to August 2011. There is also no income tax for investors in Bonds of Asunción Stock Exchange. Incentives like these attract significant foreign investment into the city. By many Latin American experts, Paraguay is tapped as one of the top three counties with the best investment climate in Latin America and the Caribbean as well it remains the most attractive nation of the hemisphere in doing business and is equipped with a series of legislations that protect strategic investments and guarantee a friendly environment for the development of large industrial plants and infrastructure projects.The city is the economic center of Paraguay, followed by Ciudad del Este and Encarnación.

Employed by sex, according occupation category[13] Women Men Household employee 19.5% 1.3% Family Worker not Renumbered 2.4% 0.7% Self-employed 23.5% 22.4% Employer 5.4% 9% Private employee 32.4% 50.1% Public employee 16.4% 16.5%

Major financial buildings in Asunción

Transportation

Main access roads

Asunción's new buses

Silvio Pettirossi International Airport

Because the Paraguay River runs right next to Asunción the city is served by a river terminal in the downtown area. This port is strategically located inside a bay and it is where most freight enters and leaves the country. There is a lesser terminal in the Sajonia neighborhood, and a shuttle port in Ita Enramada, almost opposite the Argentine city of Clorinda, Formosa.

Public transportation is used heavily and is served through buses that reach all the regions of the city and surrounding dormitory communities. The main long-distance bus terminal is on the Avenida República Argentina and its bus services connect all of the Departments of Paraguay, as well as international routes to nearby countries such as Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia and Uruguay.

Further information: rail transport in Paraguay

Silvio Pettirossi International Airport is Paraguay's main national and international gateway, located at Luque, suburb of the capital Asunción. It is named after Paraguayan aviator Silvio Petrossi and is formerly known as Presidente Stroessner International Airport. As Paraguay's busiest airport, it is the hub of TAM Paraguayan Airlines.

Tourist attractions

Traditional buildings in Calle Palma

The National Pantheon of Heroes is one of the most significant buildings in Asunción

The city is home to the Godoy Museum, the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes (which contains paintings from the 19th century), the Church of La Encarnación, the Metropolitan Cathedral and the National Pantheon of the Heroes, a smaller version of Les Invalides in Paris, where many of the nation's heroes are entombed. Other landmarks include the Palacio de los López, the old Senate building (a modern building opened to house Congress in 2003) and the Casa de la Independencia (one of the few examples of colonial architecture remaining in the city).

Calle Palma is the main street downtown where several historical buildings, plazas, shops, restaurants and cafés are located. The "Manzana de la Rivera", located in front of the Presidential Palace, is a series of old traditional homes that have been restored and serve as a museum showcasing the architectural evolution of the city. The old railway station maintains the old trains that now are used in tourist trips to the cities of Luque and Areguá.

Asunción also has luxurious malls that contain shops selling well-known brands. The biggest shopping malls are Shopping del Sol; Mariscal López Shopping, Shopping Villa Morra in the central part of the city, Shopping Multiplaza on the outskirts of the city and the Mall Excelsior located downtown. Pinedo Shopping and San Lorenzo Shopping are the newest and also sizeable shopping malls located just 5.6 and 9.3 kilometres (3.5 and 5.8 mi) from Asunción's boundaries respectively, in the city of San Lorenzo, part of Greater Asunción. In 2016 a new shopping mall, La Galeria, was inaugurated. It is in between the blue towers, and is now the largest shopping mall in the country.

Sports

The Estadio Defensores del Chaco is the largest stadium in Paraguay

Association football is the main sport in Paraguay, and Asunción is home to some of the most important and traditional teams in the country. These include Cerro Porteño, Olimpia, Club Libertad, Club Nacional, Club Guaraní and Club Sol de América, which have their own stadiums and sport facilities for affiliated members. The Defensores del Chaco stadium is the main football stadium of the country and is located in the neighbourhood of Sajonia, just a few blocks away from the centre of Asunción. Since it is a national stadium sometimes it is used for other activities such as rock concerts. Asunción is also the heart of Paraguayan rugby union.

The nightlife revolves around two areas: one in the downtown part of the city and the other in the neighbourhoods of Manora and Las Carmelitas, a night full of nightclubs and bars.

Culture

Asunción also hosts several symphony orchestras, and ballet, opera and theater companies. The most well known orchestras are the City of Asunción's Symphony Orchestra (OSCA), the National Symphony Orchestra and the Northern University Symphony Orchestra. Among professional ballet companies, most renowned are the Asunción Classic and Modern Municipal Ballet, the National Ballet and the Northern University Ballet. The main opera company is the Northern University Opera Company. A long-standing theater company is Arlequín Theater Foundation's. Traditional venues include the Municipal Theater, the Paraguayan-Japanese Center, the Central Bank's Great Lyric Theater, the Juan de Salazar Cultural Center, the Americas Theater, the Tom Jobim Theater, the Arlequín Theater and the Manzana de la Rivera. Asunción is also the center of Architecture in Paraguay.

The seven treasures of cultural heritage material of Asunción

The choice of the seven treasures of cultural heritage material has been developed Asunción during the months of April and May 2009. Promoted by the "Organización Capital Americana de la Cultura", with the collaboration of the Paraguayan authorities participating in the election was carried out with the intention to disclose the material cultural heritage of Assumption.^{[citation needed]}

A total of 45 candidates have chosen to become one of the treasures of cultural heritage material Assumption. The result of the vote, which involved 12,417 people, is as follows:

The 7 treasures of Asunción
Palacio de los López	Panteón Nacional de los Héroes	Cabildo
Catedral Metropolitana de Asunción	Hotel Guaraní	Teatro Municipal Ignacio A. Pane
Iglesia de la Santísima Trinidad

Media

Newspapers

The most read newspapers are: Diario ABC Color, Diario Popular, Diario La Nación, Diario Última Hora, and Diario Crónica, although the most successful are Diario Popular and Diario ABC Color.

International relations

Twin towns – Sister cities

Asunción is twinned with:

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  Rosario, Argentina^[14]
  


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  La Plata, Argentina,^[15]
  


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  Buenos Aires, Argentina
  


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  Formosa, Argentina
  


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  Corrientes, Argentina
  


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  Resistencia, Argentina
  


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  Posadas, Argentina
  


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  Santa Fe, Argentina
  


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  Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
  


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  Campinas, Brasil
  


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  Curitiba, Brasil
  


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  São Paulo, Brasil^[16][17]
  


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  Iquique, Chile
  


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  Bogotá, Colombia
  


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  Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
  


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  Quito, Ecuador
  


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  Chiba, Japan^[18]
  


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  Ciudad de México, Mexico
  


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  Puebla de Zaragoza, Mexico, 2009


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  Chimbote, Peru


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  Trujillo, Peru
  


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  Balanga, Philippines


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  Taipei, Taiwan
  


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  Montevideo, Uruguay^[19]
  


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  Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States


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  Caracas, Venezuela, 1982^[20]
  

See also

• Paraguay portal


• Latin America portal

References

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v t e Asunción
Barrios (Neighborhoods)	Itá Enramada Santa Ana Bañado Santa Ana Roberto L. Pettit Republicano Pirizal San Vicente Bañado Tacumbú Obrero Tacumbú Sajonia Itá Pytá Punta San Antonio Dr. Francia La Encarnación Catedral General Díaz Pettirossi San Roque Ricardo Brugada (Chacarita) San Felipe Las Mercedes Ciudad Nueva Seminario Vista Alegre Panambí Retá Panambí Verá San Pablo Terminal Hipódromo Nazareth Villa Aurelia Los Laureles Mariscal Estigarribia San Cristóbal Herrera Santa María Ytay San Jorge Ycuá Satí Manorá Villa Morra Recoleta Tembetary Mburicaó General Caballero Pinozá Jara Banco San Miguel Tablada Nueva Virgen del Huerto Virgen de la Asunción Bella Vista Santo Domingo Cañada del Ybaray Las Lomas (Carmelitas) Madame Lynch Salvador del Mundo Ñu Guazú Mbocayaty Mburucuyá Trinidad Virgen de Fátima San Rafael Botánico Zeballos Cué Loma Pytá San Blas Santa Rosa Mariscal López
Landmarks	Religion and places of worship Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Asunción Asunción Paraguay Temple Catedral Metropolitana de Asunción Catedral de la Santísima Trinidad Palaces Palacio de los López Panteón Nacional de los Héroes Skyscrapers and hotels Icono Tower Gran Hotel del Paraguay Hotel Guaraní La Misión Hotel Boutique Granados Park Hotel Sheraton Asunción Crowne Plaza Asunción The Excelsior Hotel Asunción Palace Museums and theatres Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes de Asunción Museo Dr. Andres Barbero Teatro Municipal Ignacio A. Pane Parks and squares Parque Seminario Ñu Guasú Park Parque de la Salud Parque Carlos A. Lopez Plaza Italia Plaza Uruguaya Hospitals Universidad Nacional de Asuncion Hospital de Clinicas Hospital Central IPS Hospital Bautista de Asunción
Economy and transport	Bolsa de Valores y Productos de Asunción (BVPASA) Silvio Pettirossi International Airport Avenida España Avenida Eusebio Ayala
Education	Universidad Nacional de Asunción Universidad Católica "Nuestra Señora de la Asunción" Universidad Americana Universidad Autónoma de Asunción Colegio Nacional de la Capital Colegio Goethe Schule (Asunción) Colegio Nacional Presidente Franco Colegio Nacional Asunción Escalada Colegio Inmaculado Corazón de María Colegio Cristo Rey Colegio Internacional Colegio San José Colegio San Ignacio de Loyola Colegio Santa Teresa de Jesús American School of Asunción Lycée Français International Marcel Pagnol Colegio Dante Alighieri Colegio Santa Clara Colegio Campoalto Colegio Goethe Colegio de la Asunción List of high schools
Sports	Clubs Olimpia Cerro Porteño Libertad Nacional Guaraní Sol de América Stadiums Estadio Arsenio Erico Estadio Defensores del Chaco Estadio Dr. Nicolás Léoz Estadio Emiliano Ghezzi Estadio General Pablo Rojas Estadio Manuel Ferreira Hipódromo de Asunción Secretaria Nacional de Deportes
History and culture	Cuisine of Asunción Ycuá Bolaños supermarket fire
People	See Category:People from Asunción
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v t e Divisions and cities of Paraguay
Administrative subdivisions	Departments (17) Alto Paraguay Alto Paraná Amambay Boquerón Caaguazú Caazapá Canindeyú Central Concepción Cordillera Guairá Itapúa Misiones Ñeembucú Paraguarí Presidente Hayes San Pedro Capital District (1) Asunción
Largest cities	Asunción Ciudad del Este San Lorenzo Luque Capiatá Lambaré Fernando de la Mora Limpio Ñemby Encarnación Mariano Roque Alonso Pedro Juan Caballero Villa Elisa
Metropolitan areas	Gran Asunción Gran Ciudad del Este

v t e Capitals of South America
Dependent territories and states with limited recognition are in italics
Asunción, Paraguay Bogotá, Colombia Brasília, Brazil Buenos Aires, Argentina Caracas, Venezuela Cayenne, French Guiana (France) Georgetown, Guyana King Edward Point, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (UK) La Paz (de facto) Sucre (de jure), Bolivia Lima, Peru Montevideo, Uruguay Paramaribo, Suriname Quito, Ecuador Santiago, Chile Stanley, Falkland Islands (UK)

v t e American Capitals of Culture
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Authority control	WorldCat Identities BNF: cb11949273m (data) GND: 4003330-2 ISNI: 0000 0001 2308 8111 LCCN: n79083328 NARA: 10044616 NKC: ge1006171 SELIBR: 156273

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