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Asunción

South America

Asuncion is the capital and largest city of Paraguay, located on the eastern bank of the Paraguay River. One of South America's oldest cities and the longest continually inhabited area in the Rio de la Plata Basin, it is nicknamed "the Mother of Cities." Founded on 15 August 1537, it had a population of 462,241 as of the 2022 census. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
462,241 1
2022 figure, from Asuncion's own Wikipedia infobox.
Area (sq km)
117 1
Founding Year
1537 1
15 August 1537 is the date Asuncion's own Wikipedia infobox gives for its founding.
Population Estimate Year
2022 1
Elevation (m)
120 1
Latitude
25.28 degrees south 1
Longitude
57.63444 degrees west 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Climate Zone
Temperate 3
Time Zone
UTC-03:00 4
Connections

Associated With

Paraguay, Countries

Asuncion is the capital of Paraguay.

Source Asuncion (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Paraguay, Countries
Source Asuncion (Wikipedia)
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Origin Of

Francisco Solano López

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Source Francisco Solano López (Wikipedia)Life before the war, birth place
Quote, Life before the war, birth place
Solano López was born in Manorá, a barrio of Asunción in 1827, or according to other sources, 1826.

Site Of

National University of Asuncion

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Supreme Court of Justice of Paraguay

Also in Law Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Source Supreme Court of Justice of Paraguay (Wikipedia)Article text
Quote, Article text
The court meets at the Palace of Justice in Asunción.
Sources
1. Asuncion (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    According to the 2022 Paraguayan Census, Asunción has 462,241 inhabitants, while its metropolitan area (known as Greater Asunción) exceeds 2.3 million inhabitants, making it the most densely populated area in Paraguay, and also the most productive as it concentrates 70% of the National GDP.
  • Infobox: area_total_km2
    117
  • Infobox, elevation
    120 m (390 ft)
  • Infobox, coordinates
    25 16 48 S 57 38 4 W
  • Infobox, founded
    15 August 1537
  • Lead section
    Asunción (English: , Spanish: [asunˈsjon] ; Guarani: Paraguay) is the capital and the largest city of Paraguay. The city lies on the eastern bank of the Paraguay River, immediately north northeast of the confluence where it is joined by the Pilcomayo River.
  • In Group: Cities of South America (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. GeoNames: Asunción - GeoNames
GeoNamesPlace record, elevation
Quote, Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 113 m
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -25.25, -57.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -25.25, -57.75
-25.25 -57.75 Cfa
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4. GeoNames: Asunción - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 3439389
Quote, cities500 record 3439389
-25.28646 -57.647 P PPLC PY 22 0000 00001005 1482200 113 America/Asuncion
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Wikidata: Asuncion
Wikidata Q2933, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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