Place:Ciudad del Este, Hernandarias, Alto Paraná, Paraguay

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NameCiudad del Este
Alt namesCiudad Presidente Stroessnersource: Cambridge World Gazetteer (1990) p 523-524
Puerto Presidente Stroessnersource: Encyclopædia Britannica (1988) IX, 787
TypeCity
Coordinates25.7°S 55.05°W
Located inHernandarias, Alto Paraná, Paraguay     (1957 - )
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Ciudad del Este (Spanish for Eastern City; often shortered as CDE) is the second-largest city in Paraguay and capital of the Alto Paraná Department, situated on the Paraná River. It is located 327 km from Asunción, the capital, and is adjacent to the border with Brazil, to which it is connected by the Friendship Bridge on the Paraná River. It is the largest city within the Triple Frontier region, which borders Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil and Puerto Iguazú, Argentina. The Itaipú Dam, one of the largest hydroelectric power plants in the world, is near Ciudad del Este, as is the Iguazu Falls.

Ciudad del Este is a commercial city, and is one of the largest free-trade zones in the world. Its tax-free status attracts many Brazilians and Argentines to the city.

Ciudad del Este has consulates for Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Peru, Uruguay, Spain, France, Germany, Italy, Slovakia, Syria, Turkey, and Taiwan.

The city is home to Club Atlético 3 de Febrero, whose home ground Estadio Antonio Aranda was used for the 1999 Copa América and is Paraguay's third biggest football stadium. Ciudad del Este will host the 2022 South American Rugby Championship.

The city is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ciudad del Este.

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