Mariano Roque Alonso () is a district and city located in the

Central Department Central () is a Departments of Paraguay, department in Paraguay. The capital is Areguá. With 1,883,927 inhabitants, it is the most populated of the 17 departments of Paraguay. It is also the smallest department, with a total area of . Geogra ...

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 ...

, in the

Gran Asunción Greater Asunción () is the metropolitan area of the capital city of Paraguay, Asunción. It consists of twenty cities: Asunción itself, the capital, and the surrounding cities in Central Department. One in three Paraguayans live in this metrop ...

metropolitan area. The city has a population of approximately 85,000 people. The city was founded in 1944 and is located between the

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and the Transchaco Road, approximately 18 kilometers away from the city of

Asunción Asunción (, ) is the capital and the largest city of Paraguay. The city stands on the eastern bank of the Paraguay River, almost at the confluence of this river with the Pilcomayo River. The Paraguay River and the Bay of Asunción in the north ...

. This optimal location has allowed the city to experience rapid commercial, industrial, and social development. The town is known for the fact that, on the afternoon of

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1996 1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...

, LAC Colombia Flight 028 crashed while taking off from

Silvio Pettirossi International Airport Silvio Pettirossi International Airport is an international airport in Luque, Paraguay, which serves Paraguay's capital city, Asunción, and indirectly serves the nearby city of Clorinda, Formosa, in Argentina. The airport is named after Paragua ...

, killing four crew members and eighteen people on the ground. With a total of 22 people dead, it is the worst air accident in the history of Paraguay. The economy of Mariano Roque Alonso is primarily supported by commercial, port and fishing activities. It is also the home of the Mariano Roque Alonso International Expo Fair, Paraguay's largest annual

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show, where companies and industries showcase their latest products.

References

External links

Portal Digital de la Ciudad de Mariano Roque Alonso

Portal Digital de la Municipalidad Ciudad de Mariano Roque Alonso
Populated places in the Central Department Populated places established in 1944 {{Paraguay-geo-stub