Gijon

Gijón Xixón  (Asturian)
Municipality
Gijón / Xixón
Top:View of Santa Catalina Hills (Cerro de Santa Catalina), 2nd row:Revillagigedo Palace and Don Pelayo Statue (left), San Pedro Church (right), 3rd row:A office area in Munuza Street, 4th row:Cimadevilla area and San Juan Bautista, Bottom:Twilight view of El Musel Port
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Gijón
Gijón Location in Spain
Coordinates: 43°32′N 5°42′W / 43.533°N 5.700°W / 43.533; -5.700Coordinates: 43°32′N 5°42′W / 43.533°N 5.700°W / 43.533; -5.700
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Asturias
Province	Asturias
Comarca	Gijón
Judicial district	Gijón
Founded	5th century BC (Noega, the first settlement on record)
Government
• Mayor	Carmen Moriyón (FAC)
Area
• Total	181.6 km2 (70.1 sq mi)
Elevation	3 m (10 ft)
Highest elevation	737 m (2,418 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population (2017)
• Total	276,001
• Density	1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	gijonés, -esa (es) xixonés, -esa (ast)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	33201–33212
Official language(s)	Spanish
Website	Official website

Gijón (/hɪˈhɒn/, /hiˈhɔːn/ or /xiˈxɔːn/, Spanish: [xiˈxon]), or Xixón (Asturian: [ʃiˈʃoŋ]) is the largest city and municipality in the autonomous community of Asturias in Spain. Early medieval texts mention it as "Gigia". It is located on the Bay of Biscay, approximately 20 km (12 mi) north of Oviedo, the capital of Asturias.

The first evidences of human presence in what is known nowadays as municipality of Gijón are located in Monte Deva, where exist a serie of tumulus, and in Monte Areo, where there are some neolithic dolmens. These dolmens were discovered in 1990 and is supposed it was built about 5000 BC.

The first noticed settlement (Noega) is located in Campa Torres. It has its origin between the 6th and 5th centuries BC. It was populated by Astures (Cilúrnigos) and later Romanized. Noega was progressively abandoned when the Roman wall in the peninsula of Cimavilla, called the Gegionem, was built.