Nueva Asunción Explained

Settlement Type:City
Official Name:Nueva Asunción
Pushpin Map:Paraguay
Pushpin Relief:1
Pushpin Label Position:top
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Paraguay
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Paraguay
Subdivision Type1:Department
Subdivision Name1:Presidente Hayes
Leader Title:Intendant
Leader Name:Juan Miguel Vera (ANR)
Named For:Assumption of Mary
Established Title:Founded
Area Total Sq Mi:29.1
Area Total Km2:75.24
Population Demonym:Neoasunceno, -a
Coordinates:-25.2333°N -95°W
Elevation M:43
Elevation Ft:141
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:1001–1925
Area Code:+595 (21)
Blank1 Name:Climate
Blank1 Info:Cfa
Population Est:5,000[1]
Pop Est As Of:2022

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]

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Censo Nacional 2022 - INE. 31 August 2023. Instituto Nacional de Estadística - Paraguay. es.
  2. Web site: 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. 4 May 2023. es.
  3. Web site: Crecer al otro lado del río: ¿Cómo y cuánto costaría convertir a Chaco’i en la Nueva Asunción?. Infonegocios PY. 4 May 2023. es.