Nuestra Señora Santa Maria de la Asuncion, is the capital and largest city of Paraguay. Ciudad de Asuncion is an autonomous capital district, not a part of any department. The metropolitan area, called Gran Asuncion, includes the cities of San Lorenzo, Fernando de la Mora, Lambare, Luque, Mariano Roque Alonso, Ñemby, San Antonio, Limpio, Capiata and Villa Elisa, which are part of the Central Department. The Asuncion metropolitan area has approximately 2 million inhabitants. It is the national government headquarters, main port and main industrial and cultural center of the country.