Asunción
Asunción (full name: Nuestra Señora Santa María de la Asunción), is the capital city and largest city of Paraguay. The city has more than 1.2 million inhabitants, and the metropolitan area has more than 1.8 million inhabitants. It is on the left bank of the Paraguay River and is the main seaport of Paraguay.
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| Coordinates: 25°18′S 57°38′W / 25.300°S 57.633°WCoordinates: 25°18′S 57°38′W / 25.300°S 57.633°W | |
| Country |  Paraguay |
| District | Gran Asunción |
| Founded | August 15, 1537 |
| Government | |
| • Intendant | Mario Ferreiro |
| Area | |
| • City | 117 km2 (45.2 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,000 km2 (400 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 43 m (141 ft) |
| Population (2009[1]) | |
| • City | 542,023 |
| • Density | 4,411/km2 (11,420/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 2,329,061 |
| Postal code | 1001-1925 |
| HDI (2011) | high |
| Website | www.mca.gov.py (in Spanish) |
The Spanish word "asunción" means assumption in English. It refers to the Assumption of Mary; the full name means Our Lady, Holy Mary of the Assumption.
Asunción Media
Asunción in 1615 by the Inca painter Guamán Poma in his work "Nueva corónica y buen gobierno". Royal Library, Denmark.
Cabildo of Asunción in 1854
View of the city of Asunción during the Paraguayan War.
View of the city's greenery from Jade Park
Aviadores del Chaco avenue.
Jade Park Buildings in Asunción
Eminent Tower, Asunción
Autopista Ñu Guazú connects Asunción with Luque
References
- ↑ "Paraguay Facts and Figures". MSN Encarta.
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