asunción | ispartof | gran_asunción <tsp> agustín_barboza | deathplace | asunción <tsp> paraguay | leadername | juan_afara <tsp> agustín_barboza | deathplace | paraguay <sep> asunción (english: , spanish: [asunˈsjon]) 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 northwest separate the city from the occidental region of paraguay and from argentina in the south part of the city the rest of the city is surrounded by the central department asunción is one of the oldest cities in south america and the longest continually inhabited area in the río de la plata basin; for this reason it is known as 'the mother of cities' 
agustin barboza died in asuncion. part of gran asunción. in paraguay. the country led by juan afara.asunción is the capital and the largest city of paraguay