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Luque

Key facts

Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.official_name: Luque
Settlement.native_name: Lúke (Avañe'ẽ)
Settlement.image_skyline: Hotel Bourbon-Conmebol (costado).JPG
Settlement.imagesize: 240 px
Settlement.image_caption: Luque, Paraguay
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Luque.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Paraguay
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Department
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Central
Settlement.area_total_km2: 220
Settlement.population_as_of: 2016
Settlement.population_total: 263604
Settlement.elevation_m: 120
Settlement.blank_name: Climate
Settlement.blank_info: Cfa

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Geography
Demography
Twin towns
Notable people
Gallery
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Luque () is a city in Central Department of Paraguay, part of the Gran Asunción metropolitan area. Both 1635 and 1750 have been recorded as dates of its founding. It was temporarily the capital of Paraguay in 1868 during the Paraguayan War before relocation to San Estanislao. The city is home to Paraguay's main international airport, Silvio Pettirossi International Airport and the Ñu Guasú Park, which is where the Paraguayan Olympic Committee is also located.

The continental governing body of association football in South America, CONMEBOL, has its headquarters approximately 3 minutes from the airport, which hosts the South American Football Museum. The 2019 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup took place in Luque. When it existed, ARPA – Aerolíneas Paraguayas had its headquarters in the ARPA Terminal on the grounds of the airport. It is a center of production of guitars and Paraguayan harps as well as Filigranas, gold and silver filigree jewelry including the seven-band ring Carretón de Siete Ramales.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Luque” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.