Villa Morra is a neighbourhood

Neighbourhood

A neighbourhood or neighborhood is a geographically localised community within a larger city, town or suburb. Neighbourhoods are often social communities with considerable face-to-face interaction among members. "Researchers have not agreed on an exact definition...

 of Asunción

Asunción

Asunción is the capital and largest city of Paraguay.The "Ciudad de Asunción" is an autonomous capital district not part of any department. The metropolitan area, called Gran Asunción, includes the cities of San Lorenzo, Fernando de la Mora, Lambaré, Luque, Mariano Roque Alonso, Ñemby, San...

, the capital of Paraguay

Paraguay

Paraguay , officially the Republic of Paraguay , is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. Paraguay lies on both banks of the Paraguay River, which runs through the center of the...

. It has a population of 4114 people. The name "Villa Morra" comes from the family name of one of the first owners of the Asunción Tramways company, Mr. Franciso Morra.

It is a neighbourhood occupied mostly by wealthy people. The Mariscal López Avenue, one of the main arteries of Asunción, runs through Villa Morra facilitating transportation which is one of the reasons as to why this barrio

Barrio

Barrio is a Spanish word meaning district or neighborhood.-Usage:In its formal usage in English, barrios are generally considered cohesive places, sharing, for example, a church and traditions such as feast days...

 is considered by many as the "new downtown" area of Asunción. This is because Villa Morra has seen a huge development in the last few years with the opening of new mall

Shopping mall

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s ("shopping"s), restaurant

Restaurant

A restaurant is an establishment which prepares and serves food and drink to customers in return for money. Meals are generally served and eaten on premises, but many restaurants also offer take-out and food delivery services...

s, hotel

Hotel

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s, nightclub

Nightclub

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s and even bank

Bank

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s and financial firms. The economically dominant sector of the population are moving to this neighbourhood.

Some important sites in this barrio include the Villa Morra and Mariscal López shopping malls, and the Villa Morra Suites Hotel (built based on the early 20th century European architecture

Modern architecture

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).

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