Largest Cities in Paraguay
Facts about Paraguay
Official languages: Spanish, Guarani
Capital: Asunción
Area: 406,750 km²
Population: 6.4 million residents
Population density: 15.68 residents per km²
Currency: PYG
Internet TLD: .py
ISO codes: PY, PRY, 600
The telephone code for Paraguay is +595
Flag of Paraguay
The flag of Paraguay was adopted in 1842 by President Rodriguez de Francia, who was a great admirer of France. Therefore, he chose the colors of the French tricolor for the flag, but he chose a horizontal position for the stripes. The flag is unique in that its reverse and obverse are different. The center of the white stripe on the front of the flag bears the national coat of arms, which shows a yellow five-pointed star surrounded by a green wreath and the words “República del Paraguay”. This star is said to have shone over the capital city of Asunción in 1811 on the day of Paraguay’s declaration of independence. The reverse side is decorated in the same place with the emblem of the Ministry of Finance and the inscription “Paz y Justicia”.
Paraguay is a landlocked country in South America bordering Brazil to the east, Argentina to the south and west, and Bolivia to the north and west. Besides Bolivia, Paraguay is the only state in South America that does not have direct access to the sea. It is bordered by Bolivia to the northwest and north, Brazil to the east, and Argentina to the south and west. With a national territory of almost 407,000 km², the country is roughly the size of Germany and Switzerland put together. See Paraguay Location on World Map.
Biggest Cities of Paraguay by Population
| # | City | Population | Latitude | Longitude |
| 1 | Asuncion, Paraguay | 1,482,311 | -25.2865 | -57.647 |
| 2 | Ciudad del Este, Paraguay | 320,893 | -25.5097 | -54.6111 |
| 3 | San Lorenzo, Paraguay | 227,987 | -25.3397 | -57.5088 |
| 4 | Capiata, Paraguay | 198,664 | -25.3552 | -57.4454 |
| 5 | Lambare, Paraguay | 126,488 | -25.3468 | -57.6065 |
| 6 | Fernando de la Mora, Paraguay | 120,278 | -25.3386 | -57.5217 |
| 7 | Limpio, Paraguay | 96,254 | -25.1661 | -57.4856 |
| 8 | Nemby, Paraguay | 94,752 | -25.3949 | -57.5357 |
| 9 | Pedro Juan Caballero, Paraguay | 75,220 | -22.5472 | -55.7333 |
| 10 | Encarnacion, Paraguay | 75,094 | -27.3306 | -55.8667 |
| 11 | Mariano Roque Alonso, Paraguay | 72,119 | -25.2079 | -57.532 |
| 12 | Itaugua, Paraguay | 65,108 | -25.3926 | -57.3542 |
| 13 | Villa Elisa, Paraguay | 64,210 | -25.3676 | -57.5927 |
| 14 | Villa Hayes, Paraguay | 57,328 | -25.0931 | -57.5236 |
| 15 | San Antonio, Paraguay | 55,865 | -25.4213 | -57.5472 |
| 16 | Caaguazu, Paraguay | 54,919 | -25.471 | -56.016 |
| 17 | Presidente Franco, Paraguay | 54,403 | -25.5638 | -54.611 |
| 18 | Coronel Oviedo, Paraguay | 51,397 | -25.4444 | -56.4403 |
| 19 | Concepcion, Paraguay | 48,234 | -23.3999 | -57.4324 |
| 20 | Villarrica, Paraguay | 41,268 | -25.7495 | -56.4352 |
| 21 | Pilar, Paraguay | 28,827 | -26.8587 | -58.3064 |
| 22 | Caazapa, Paraguay | 24,107 | -26.1958 | -56.3681 |
| 23 | Caacupe, Paraguay | 21,807 | -25.3857 | -57.1422 |
| 24 | Ita, Paraguay | 18,570 | -25.5005 | -57.3672 |
| 25 | San Juan Bautista, Paraguay | 16,704 | -26.6694 | -57.1458 |
| 26 | Nueva Esperanza, Paraguay | 12,828 | -24.5076 | -54.8551 |
| 27 | Juan de Ayolas, Paraguay | 12,172 | -27.3866 | -56.8472 |
| 28 | Santa Rita, Paraguay | 11,934 | -25.7833 | -55.0667 |
| 29 | Colonia General Alfredo Stroessner, Paraguay | 11,669 | -25.364 | -55.7069 |
| 30 | Aregua, Paraguay | 11,333 | -25.3125 | -57.3847 |
| 31 | San Isidro de Curuguaty, Paraguay | 11,206 | -24.4718 | -55.6923 |
| 32 | Horqueta, Paraguay | 10,642 | -23.3428 | -57.0597 |
| 33 | Lima, Paraguay | 10,478 | -23.8833 | -56.4822 |
| 34 | Piribebuy, Paraguay | 10,448 | -25.465 | -57.0418 |
| 35 | Paraguari, Paraguay | 10,190 | -25.6208 | -57.1472 |
| 36 | Tobati, Paraguay | 10,063 | -25.2611 | -57.0833 |
| 37 | Ypacarai, Paraguay | 9,766 | -25.4078 | -57.2889 |
| 38 | San Pedro de Ycuamandiyu, Paraguay | 9,471 | -24.0853 | -57.0874 |
| 39 | Capitan Bado, Paraguay | 9,225 | -23.2667 | -55.5333 |
| 40 | Guarambare, Paraguay | 9,176 | -25.491 | -57.4557 |
| 41 | Eusebio Ayala, Paraguay | 8,364 | -25.3828 | -56.9609 |
| 42 | Filadelfia, Paraguay | 8,159 | -22.3394 | -60.0316 |
| 43 | San Juan Nepomuceno, Paraguay | 8,004 | -26.1123 | -55.9386 |
| 44 | Benjamin Aceval, Paraguay | 7,862 | -24.9667 | -57.5667 |
| 45 | Doctor Juan Leon Mallorquin, Paraguay | 7,592 | -25.4305 | -55.2541 |
| 46 | Salto del Guaira, Paraguay | 7,496 | -24.0625 | -54.3069 |
| 47 | Santa Rosa Misiones, Paraguay | 7,368 | -26.8873 | -56.849 |
| 48 | Yaguaron, Paraguay | 7,292 | -25.5614 | -57.2834 |
| 49 | Repatriacion, Paraguay | 7,196 | -25.5333 | -55.95 |
| 50 | Obligado, Paraguay | 6,461 | -27.0333 | -55.6333 |
| 51 | Emboscada, Paraguay | 6,022 | -25.15 | -57.35 |
| 52 | Carapegua, Paraguay | 5,895 | -25.8 | -57.2333 |
| 53 | San Pedro del Parana, Paraguay | 5,833 | -26.8327 | -56.2057 |
| 54 | Bella Vista, Paraguay | 5,764 | -22.1333 | -56.5167 |
| 55 | Colonia Menno, Paraguay | 5,726 | -22.3667 | -59.8167 |
| 56 | Nanawua, Paraguay | 5,698 | -25.2793 | -57.7031 |
| 57 | Arquitecto Tomas Romero Pereira, Paraguay | 5,644 | -26.4833 | -55.25 |
| 58 | Hohenau, Paraguay | 5,417 | -27.0732 | -55.6425 |
| 59 | Quiindy, Paraguay | 5,248 | -25.9761 | -57.2335 |
| 60 | Puerto Rosario, Paraguay | 5,234 | -24.4413 | -57.1427 |
| 61 | San Jose, Paraguay | 5,228 | -25.5333 | -56.7333 |
| 62 | Fuerte Olimpo, Paraguay | 2,586 | -21.0415 | -57.8738 |
Paraguay: Asunción
According to Abbreviation Finder, the capital of Paraguay is Asunción. The name translated means “ascent” or “ascension”. This refers to the Assumption of Mary, a major holiday of the Catholic Church on August 15th. The full name of the city of Asunción is: La Muy Noble y Leal Ciudad de Nuestra Señora Santa Maria de la Asunción . This can be translated as: The venerable city of our Holy Mary.
Asunción is located on the banks of the Paraguay River. In 1537, Asunción was founded as a fortress by the Spaniard Juan de Salazar y Espinosa. Today the city is the country’s cultural and economic center. 750,000 people live in Asunción, which makes it the largest city in the country. If you add the residents all around (metropolitan area), you get 2.6 million people. That corresponds to a third of the country’s population.