Lambaré () is a city in
Central Department,
Paraguay
Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay, is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the Argentina–Paraguay border, south and southwest, Brazil to the Brazil–Paraguay border, east and northeast, and Boli ...
, part of the
Gran Asunción metropolitan area. With a population of approximately 140,000 inhabitants, it is the
sixth-most populous city in the country.
Toponymy
The name of the town derive from the
Guarani language
Guarani (Avañe'ẽ), also called Paraguayan Guarani, is a language of South America that belongs to the Tupi–Guarani branch of the Tupian languages, Tupian language family. It is one of the two official languages of Paraguay (along with Spa ...
''Ambaré'', "the land of shadows". The people were known as ''avambaré'', citizens of El Ambaré.
Notable people
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Rafael Lovera - professional boxer
References
World Gazeteer: Paraguay– World-Gazetteer.com
Populated places established in 1766
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