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Gran Asunción
Greater Asunción
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Country  Paraguay
Major Cities Asunción
San Lorenzo
Luque
Capiatá
Lambaré
Fernando de la Mora
Area
 • Metro
2,582 km2 (997 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Metro
2,722,668
 • Metro density 1,054/km2 (2,730/sq mi)

Greater Asunción (Spanish: Gran Asunción), is the metropolitan area of the capital city of Paraguay, Asunción.

It consists of twenty cities: Asunción itself, the capital, and the surrounding cities in Central Department. One in three Paraguayans live in this metropolitan area, which has more than 2.7 million inhabitants.

List of cities in Great Asunción

City Department Area Population
Zona Metropolitana de Asunción
Asunción (dark blue) and the metropolitan rings in Central Department.
1 Asunción Distrito Capital 117 521 559
2 Luque Central 152 281 719
3 San Lorenzo Central 56 258 919
4 Capiatá Central 88 240 950
5 Lambaré Central 27 182 689
6 Fernando de la Mora Central 20 180 186
7 Limpio Central 110 150 566
8 Ñemby Central 29 144 106
9 Itauguá Central 126 112 162
10 Mariano Roque Alonso Central 40 105 789
11 Itá Central 182 82 032
12 Villa Elisa Central 18 81 223
13 Areguá Central 114 77 652
14 San Antonio Central 23 69 976
15 Ypané Central 53 56 793
16 Saldívar Central 32 55 055
17 Villeta Central 868 41 235
18 Guarambaré Central 30 39 084
19 Ypacaraí Central 111 28 283
20 Nueva Italia Central 386 12 690
Total 2582 2 722 668

Transportation

The Silvio Pettirossi International Airport in Luque connects this metropolitan area with other American and European destinations.

See also

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