Carreño | |||
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Municipality | |||
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Location of Carreño |
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Location in Spain | |||
Coordinates: 43°32′55″N 5°47′23″W / 43.54861°N 5.78972°W | |||
Country | Spain | ||
Autonomous community | Asturias | ||
Province | Asturias | ||
Comarca | Gijón | ||
Capital | Candás | ||
Government | |||
• Alcalde | Manuel Ángel Riego (PSOE) | ||
Area | |||
• Total | 66.70 km2 (25.75 sq mi) | ||
Elevation | 0 m (0 ft) | ||
Population | |||
• Total | 10,833 | ||
• Density | 160/km2 (420/sq mi) | ||
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
Postal code | 33430 | ||
Official language(s) | Asturian | ||
Website | Official website |
Carreño is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias, Spain. It is bordered by Corvera de Asturias on the west, Gozón on the north, the Cantabrian Sea on the north and east, and Gijón on the east and south. Its capital is Candás.
Almost everywhere in Asturias, of course also in Carreño, artifacts from Neolithicum were found. Also the Tumulus, Dolmen and Hill forts in the region shows the 100,000-year-old avaluation.
(The number preceding the name refers to its location on the parroquias map)