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
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)
• 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)

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Skyline of Asunción city

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 del Paraguay 1892.jpg

  Asunción's Downtown in 1872

• Asunción tram (ex-Brussels 9003) on Calle M Estigarribia in 1986.jpg

  A tram in the city centre in 1986. The tram system closed in the late 1990s

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  Calle Palma, in the old town

• Corredor Vial Botánico.png

  Road corridor of the Botanical Garden (left); on the right, the Jade Park towers are shown

• Costanera Sur Cerro Lambaré.png

  Lambaré Hill with the South Riverfront

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  Héroes del Chaco Bridge over the Paraguay River, which connects Asunción with Nueva Asunción

• Busto Gandhi Costanera de Asunción.png

  Bust of Gandhi on the banks of the Paraguay River

• Vista Jade Park.png

  View of the city's greenery from Jade Park

• Municipalidad de Asunción del Paraguay.jpg

  Headquarters of the Municipality of Asunción in the neighborhood Villa Aurelia

• Coat of arms of the Municipality of Asunción