Map of Ciudad del Este, Paraguay

Ciudad del Este is the administrative centre of Alto Paraná Department, Paraguay, with a population of about 301,815. It lies at 25.5097°S, 54.6111°W. Ciudad del Este is about 306 km (190 mi) east of Asunción, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Foz do Iguaçu, 5 km to the southeast.

Ciudad del Este at a glance

Where is Ciudad del Este?

• The 2nd largest city in Paraguay by recorded population.
• Located in the Southern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 33 min on the shortest day to 13 h 44 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).

Cities near Ciudad del Este

• Foz do Iguaçu — 5 km southeast, Brazil
• Presidente Franco — 6 km south
• Medianeira — 57 km northeast, Brazil
• Eldorado — 100 km south, Argentina
• Marechal Cândido Rondon — 120 km northeast, Brazil
• Toledo — 124 km northeast, Brazil
• Cascavel — 132 km northeast, Brazil
• San Vicente — 132 km south, Argentina
• Dois Vizinhos — 158 km east, Brazil
• Francisco Beltrão — 168 km southeast, Brazil

Largest cities in Alto Paraná Department

• Presidente Franco — 54,292

Largest cities in Paraguay

• Asunción — 1,482,200
• San Lorenzo — 227,876
• Capiatá — 198,553
• Lambaré — 126,377
• Fernando de la Mora — 120,167
• Limpio — 96,143
• Nemby — 94,641
• Pedro Juan Caballero — 75,109
• Encarnación — 74,983
• Mariano Roque Alonso — 72,008

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.