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==Population== The population in the Triple Frontier is concentrated in three border cities, with the majority of the region's population living on the Paraguayan side of the border. Of the three major border cities, the largest is [[Ciudad del Este]] in [[Paraguay]], which in 2018 had a population of 299,255. Meanwhile, the tourist-centric [[Brazil|Brazilian]] city [[Foz do Iguaçu]] has a population of approximately 258,248 (2020) and [[Puerto Iguazú]], [[Argentina]] is the smallest of the three cities, with a population of just 82,227. In the metropolitan region of the Paraguayan side, [[Presidente Franco District|Presidente Franco]] has a population in 2018 of 98,805; [[Hernandarias, Paraguay|Hernandarias]], 79,036; and [[Minga Guazú]], 86,755.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dgeec.gov.py/Publicaciones/Biblioteca/proyeccion%20nacional/Proyeccion%20Distrital.pdf|title=DGEEC|last=Dirección General de Estadística, Encuestas y Censos|date=2018-07-13}}</ref> All together, the population of the Triple Frontier adds up to about 950,000 people, making this region the tripoint with the highest population in the world. The [[Arab]] community and other [[Asian people|Asian]] immigrant communities, which make up an important part of the urban population in the Triple Frontier, are estimated to number approximately 30,000.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Silva, M. |first=Castro, I. |title=Além dos Limites: a Tríplice Fronteira nas Relações Internacionais |publisher=Alameda Editorial |year=2021 |isbn=978-65-5966-011-7 |location=São Paulo |language=Portuguese}}</ref>{{Page needed|date=January 2024}} [[File:Triplefrontier.jpg|thumb|250px|View from the Argentine side of the border.]]
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