Map of Asunción
Asunción is a first-level division of Paraguay. Its largest mapped city is Asunción, with about 1.87 million people in the metropolitan area. The interactive map below is centred on Asunción, and the tables list its 4 mapped cities along with the mountains nearest to them.
- Cities Mapped
- 4
- Largest City
- Asunción
- Country
- Paraguay
- Highest Point Mapped
- 842 m
Interactive Map of Asunción
History of Asunción: Empires and States
The atlas records 4 polities whose mapped territory included part of Asunción, from The Spanish Empire in 1540 CE to 2024 CE. They are listed in the order they first appear.
| Polity | Period here |
|---|---|
| The Spanish Empire | 1540–1810 CE |
| Jesuit Reducciones | 1595–1768 CE |
| Paraguay | 1811–2024 CE |
| Empire of Brazil | 1870–1876 CE |
Historical Maps of Asunción
Asunción on the world map in each year one of these states held it:
Derived by testing mapped cities against dated territorial polygons. Dates are when the polygons cover this place, not the polity's whole lifespan, and polities absent from the source dataset are not listed.
Largest Cities in Asunción
4 cities mapped. Ranked by metropolitan population. A port city's harbour is written up on the page of its sea.
| # | Name | Population | Region | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Asunción | 1.87 million | Asunción | National capital |
| 2 | San Lorenzo | 500,000 | Asunción | Populated place |
| 3 | Itá | 41,090 | Asunción | Populated place |
| 4 | Ypacaraí | 30,150 | Asunción | Admin-1 capital |
Highest Mountains in Asunción
1 mountain mapped. Ranked by summit elevation above sea level. A summit on a border is listed under both countries. Assigned by the nearest mapped city, so features near the boundary may belong to a neighbouring division.
| # | Name | Elevation | Feet | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cerro Tres Kandú | 842 m | 2,762 ft | South America |
Asunción: Quick Answers
- Where is Asunción?
- Asunción is a first-level division of Paraguay, in South America. Its mapped cities centre on 25.3885° S, 57.4509° W.
- What is the largest city in Asunción?
- Asunción is the largest city mapped in Asunción, with a metropolitan population of about 1.87 million.
- How many cities are in Asunción?
- YearMaps maps 4 cities and towns in Asunción, with a combined metropolitan population of about 2.44 million. This counts mapped settlements, not every municipality.
- What is the highest mountain in Asunción?
- The highest summit mapped in Asunción is Cerro Tres Kandú at 842 m.