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The name Luque is first mentioned in 1635 in an act of the Cabildo of Asunción.

Luque
Paraguay
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Luque

Paraguay

Country
Paraguay
Population
185.8K
Coordinates
-25.27, -57.48
833rd most populous city in the world

Luque is a city in Central Department of Paraguay, part of the Gran Asunción metropolitan area. Both 1635 and 1750 have been recorded as dates of its founding. It was temporarily the capital of Paraguay in 1868 during the Paraguayan War before relocation to San Estanislao.

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