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Luque

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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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Wikidata facts

Population
259705
Area
152
Elevation
120
Official website
infoluque.com.py
Image
Silvio Pettirossi International Airport.jpg
Dialing code
021
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Commons category
Luque
postal code
110901–110957
inception
1781-00-00
native label
Luque
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8 sections
Contents
  • Toponymy
  • Geography
  • Demography
  • Twin towns
  • Notable people
  • Gallery
  • See also
  • References

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.

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