Asunción

Paraguay / Central / Fernando de la Mora /
 city, capital city of state/province/region, capital city of country
Asunción (full name: Nuestra Señora Santa María de la Asunción), population 512,112 (2002), is the capital of Paraguay. The metropolitan area, named Gran Asunción, includes the cities of San Lorenzo, Fernando de la Mora, Lambaré, Luque, Mariano Roque Alonso, Ñemby and Villa Elisa; having more than 1.8 million inhabitants.

It is the home of the national government, principal port, chief industrial and cultural centre of the country. Local manufacturing production includes footwear, textiles, and tobacco products.

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.

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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asunción
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Coordinates:   25°17'57"S   57°35'58"W