Obrero (Asunción)
Obrero
Barrio Obrero | |
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Barrio | |
Exterior view of the General Pablo Rojas Stadium in 2020 | |
| Coordinates: 25°18′S 57°38′W / 25.300°S 57.633°W | |
| Country | Paraguay |
| Autonomous Capital District | Gran Asunción |
| City | Asunción |
| District | La Catedral |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.40 km2 (0.93 sq mi) |
| Population (2002) | |
• Total | 19,823 |
| • Density | 8,259/km2 (21,390/sq mi) |
Obrero, also known as Barrio Obrero, is a neighbourhood (barrio) of Asunción, the capital and largest city of Paraguay. In 2002, the neighborhood recorded a population of 19,823 people. Its name stems from the word "worker" (obrero) in reference to the working class people who founded and today account for the majority of the population.