Ciudad del Este

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Ciudad del Este Táva Kuarahyresẽme (Avañe'ẽ)
City
Skyline of Old Town Ciudad del Este Friendship Bridge Lake Republic Acaray Dam Anfiteatro del Lago Peru Avenue Ciudad del Este, Paraguay
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Ciudad del Este Location of Ciudad del Este in Paraguay
Coordinates: 25°31′00″S 54°37′00″W / 25.51667°S 54.61667°W / -25.51667; -54.61667
Country	Paraguay
Department	Alto Paraná
Founded	3 February 1957 (67 years ago) (1957-02-03)
Government
• Intendente Municipal	Miguel Prieto
Area
• City	104 km2 (40 sq mi)
Population  (2019)
• City	301,815
• Density	2,900/km2 (7,500/sq mi)
• Metro	546,643
GDP (PPP, constant 2015 values)
• Year	2023
• Total	$4.7 billion[1]
Time zone	UTC-04 (PYT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-03 (PYST)
Postal code	7000
Area code	+595 (61)
Climate	Cfa
Website	Official website

Ciudad del Este (Spanish pronunciation: [sjuˈðað ðel ˈeste], Spanish for Eastern City; often shortened 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 east of 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.^{[citation needed]}

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.^[2]

Ciudad del Este has consulates for Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Peru, Uruguay, Spain, France, Germany, Italy, Slovakia, Syria, Turkey, and Taiwan.^[3]

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.^{[citation needed]} Ciudad del Este will host the 2022 South American Rugby Championship.^[4]

The city is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ciudad del Este.^{[citation needed]}