Nueva Asunción (New Asunción) is a Paraguayan district located in the Presidente Hayes Department, on the western bank of the Paraguay River, about 5 km from Asunción.[2]
Nueva Asunción | |
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City | |
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  Nueva Asunción Location in Paraguay | |
| Coordinates: 25°14′S 57°38′W / 25.233°S 57.633°W | |
| Country | Paraguay |
| Department | Presidente Hayes |
| Founded | 22 April 2021 |
| Named for | Assumption of Mary |
| Government | |
| • Intendant | Juan Miguel Vera (ANR) |
| Area | |
• Total | 75.24 km2 (29.1 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 43 m (141 ft) |
| Population | |
• Estimate (2022) | 5,000[1] |
| Demonym(s) | Neoasunceno, -a |
| Postal code | 1001–1925 |
| Area code | +595 (21) |
| Climate | Cfa |
| Website | Website (in Spanish) |
Previously the area was known as Chaco'i, which means «little chaco» in Guaraní. Since 2021 it was officially given the name Nueva Asunción, referring to the fact that it is the «new city» that represents the growth and expansion of Greater Asunción on the other side of the Paraguay River on the western region, a previously very depopulated and underdeveloped area.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Censo Nacional 2022 - INE" (PDF). Instituto Nacional de Estadística - Paraguay (in Spanish). 31 August 2023.
- ^ "Ley Nº 6731 / CREA EL MUNICIPIO DE NUEVA ASUNCIÓN EN EL XV DEPARTAMENTO DE PRESIDENTE HAYES Y UNA MUNICIPALIDAD CON ASIENTO EN LA LOCALIDAD DE CHACO-Í". Biblioteca y Archivo del Congreso Nacional (in Spanish). 4 May 2023.
- ^ "Crecer al otro lado del río: ¿Cómo y cuánto costaría convertir a Chaco'i en la Nueva Asunción?". Infonegocios PY (in Spanish). 4 May 2023.