Luque
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| Elevation | 120 m (390 ft) | ||
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| • Total | 224,000 | ||
Luque is a city in Central Department, Paraguay, part of the Gran Asunción metropolitan area. Both 1635 and 1750 have been recorded as dates of its founding.[1] It was temporarily the capital of Paraguay in 1868 during the Paraguayan War before relocation to San Estanislao. It is located at around Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.. It is one of the most important cities in the metropolitan area, it is the location of the Silvio Pettirossi International Airport, most important airport in the country, and the headquarters of CONMEBOL.[2][3][4] When it existed, ARPA – Aerolíneas Paraguayas had its headquarters in the ARPA Terminal on the grounds of the airport.[5]
It is a center of production of Guitars and Paraguayan harps as well as Filigranas, gold and silver filigree jewelry including the seven-band ring Carretón de Siete Ramales.
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Geography
The city of Luque extends from Ypacaraí Lake to the western bank of the Paraguay River.
Luque is located to the East of Asunción and borders the following cities:
- To the North with Mariano Roque Alonso, Limpio and Nueva Colombia
- To the South with Fernando de la Mora and San Lorenzo
- To the East with Areguá
- To the West with Asunción
- To the Southeast with Capiatá
Demography
Luque is the fourth-most populated city of Paraguay, after the capital city, Ciudad del Este and San Lorenzo. It is the second-most populated city of the Central Department of Paraguay.
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References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ http://www.conmebol.com/conmebol/aboutUsConf.html?secId=2&subId=3
- ↑ http://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/federation/confederations/confederation=23915.html
- ↑ http://www.infoluque.com.py/deportes/01conmebol.htm
- ↑ "Directory: World airlines." Flight International. 16–22 March 2004. 88.
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