Asunción is a Spanish word that means ascension or assumption. In most cases the name refers to the Assumption of Mary.
Asunción may refer to:
Places Costa Rica La Asunción District, in Belén Canton, Heredia province, Costa Rica Guatemala Asunción Mita, a municipality in the Jutiapa department of Guatemala La Nueva Guatemala de la Asunción, the formal name of Guatemala City, Guatemala Mexico Asunción Cacalotepec, a town and municipality in Oaxaca, Mexico Asunción Cuyotepeji, a town and municipality in Oaxaca, Mexico Asunción Ixtaltepec, a town and municipality in Oaxaca, Mexico Asunción Nochixtlán, a town and municipality in Oaxaca, Mexico Asunción Ocotlán, a town and municipality in Oaxaca, Mexico Asunción Tlacolulita, a town and municipality in Oaxaca, Mexico Paraguay Asunción, the capital city of Paraguay Gran Asunción, the metropolitan area of the city of Asunción, Paraguay Peru Asunción District, Chachapoyas, in Chachapoyas province, Amazonas region, Peru Asunción Province, a province of the Ancash Region in Peru Philippines Asuncion, Davao del Norte, a municipality in the province of Davao del Norte, Philippines United States Asuncion, California, an unincorporated area in the United States Asuncion Island, one of the Northern Mariana Islands Venezuela La Asunción, a city in Nueva Esparta state of Venezuela
People Given name Asunción Hostin (1968—), American lawyer, author and television host known as "Sunny" Hostin Asunción de Zea-Bermúdez (1862-1936), Spanish writer and essayist
Surname Al Asuncion (1929–2006), Filipino boxer José Asunción Flores (1904–1972), Paraguayan composer José Asunción Silva (1865–1896), Colombian poet María Asunción Aramburuzabala (1963—), the wealthiest woman in Mexico
Other Asuncion, a German steamship built in 1895 Asunción Paraguay Temple, a Mormon temple in Asunción Estadio La Asunción, a stadium in Asunción Mita, Guatemala First Synod of Asunción, a synod of the Roman Catholic Church of the Diocese of Paraguay in 1603 Nuestra Señora de la Asunción de Zia, a Spanish Mission in the area that is now New Mexico, USA; established 1706 Olimpia Asunción, a traditional Paraguayan sports club based in Asunción Treaty of Asunción, a 1991 economic treaty among Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay