Population, Principal Cities

The chief cities of Paraguay include Asuncion (1996 urban agglomeration; 1.1 million), the capital and a commercial city and port; Ciudad del Este (133,893), a town near the Itaipu Dam on the Paraguayan-Brazilian border; Encarnacion (58,261), a railroad and agricultural center; Concepcion (35,276), a river port; Coronel Oviedo (38,316); and Caaguazu (38,220).