Settlement Type: | City |
Official Name: | Lambaré |
Pushpin Map: | Paraguay |
Mapsize: | 200px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Paraguay |
Subdivision Type1: | Department |
Subdivision Name1: | Central |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Armando Gómez (PLRA) |
Established Date: | 1766 |
Area Total Km2: | 26.85 |
Population As Of: | 2016 |
Population Total: | 170851 |
Population Density Km2: | 5,204 |
Coordinates: | -25.33°N -57.64°W |
Area Code: | 021 |
Blank Name: | Climate |
Blank Info: | Cfa |
Lambaré (pronounced as /es/) is a city in Central Department, Paraguay, part of the Gran Asunción metropolitan area. With a population of approximately 140,000 inhabitants, it is the sixth-most populous city in the country.
The name of the town derive from the Guarani language Ambaré, "the land of shadows". The people were known as avambaré, citizens of El Ambaré.