Asunción facts for kids
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Asunción
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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
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Nickname(s):
Mother of Cities
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Country | Paraguay | ||
District | Gran Asunción | ||
Founded | August 15, 1537 | ||
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• City | 117 km2 (45.2 sq mi) | ||
• Metro | 1,000 km2 (400 sq mi) | ||
Elevation | 43 m (141 ft) | ||
Population
(2009)
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• City | 542,023 | ||
• Density | 4,411/km2 (11,420/sq mi) | ||
• Metro | 2,329,061 | ||
Demonym(s) | Asunceno, -a | ||
Postal code |
1001-1925
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Area code(s) | (+595) 21 | ||
HDI (2011) | style="color:#090">high | ||
Website | www.mca.gov.py |
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.
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.
Images for kids
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View of the city of Asunción during the Paraguayan War.
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Downtown Asunción. Being one of the oldest national capitals in the Americas, the Loma San Jerónimo neighborhood is the city's most traditional one.
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Asunción, seen from the International Space Station
See also
In Spanish: Asunción para niños
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