Asuncion The Capital of Paraguay

Asuncion is the capital of Paraguay and its largest city. It is located on the banks of the Paraguay River were it runs into the Pilcomayo River. Asuncion was founded on August 15, 1537 by the Spanish conquistadors and served as an important city for them. The full name of the city is Nuestra Señora de la Asunción, meaning “Our Lady of the Assumption,” (because that is on August 15). The city was an important base and became the most important to the Spanish.

Asunción is 117 sq km (45 sq mi). The city is the political, economic and education center of Paraguay center of Paraguay, most things happen there. Asuncion receives a lot of migration from rural Paraguay and according to a 1992 census, the city has 502,400 residents. The population (according to a 2003 census) of the Gran Asuncion area (Asuncion and connected surrounding small cities) is of about 1.6 million people.

Asuncion has the main soccer teams, the national stadium (El Defensores del Chaco). There are also many landmarks monuments of the country. Some are the Pantheon of the Heroes (Panteon Nacional de los Heroes), Palacio de Lopez (were the president works) and the Cathedral.

Basic services in Asuncion (as in the rest of the country) are lacking. One big example is that whenever there are storms, the power goes out. Also when there are heavy rains, the streets of the city usually flood because of a lack of an adequate pipe and drain system. There are always problems with trash recollection, the maintenance of roads and other basic services. This again, proves the culture of corruption that the Colorado Party made a way of life in Paraguay.

The area of Gran Asuncion (Great Asuncion) includes the small cities of San Lorenzo, Lambaré, Fernando de la Mora, Capiatá, Luque, Mariano Roque Alonso, Ñemby, Villa Elisa and San Antonio.