Ciudad del Este

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Ciudad del Este

Total population

320,782

Coordinates-25.52°, -54.62°

Demographic figures from INE Paraguay. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Ciudad del Este is the second-largest city in Paraguay and capital of the Alto Paraná Department, situated on the Paraná River. It is located 327 km (203 mi) east of Asunción, the capital, and is adjacent to the border with Brazil, to which it is connected by the Friendship Bridge on the Paraná River. It is the largest city within the Triple Frontier region, which borders Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil and Puerto Iguazú, Argentina. The Itaipú Dam, one of the largest hydroelectric power plants in the world, is near Ciudad del Este, as is Iguazu Falls.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.