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Principality of Asturias

Asturias
Asturies (Asturian)
Autonomous community
Principado de Asturias (Spanish)
Flag of Asturias
Flag
Coat-of-arms of Asturias
Coat of arms
Anthem: Asturias, patria querida
Map of Asturias
Location of Asturias within Spain
Coordinates: 43°20′N 6°00′W / 43.333°N 6.000°W / 43.333; -6.000Coordinates: 43°20′N 6°00′W / 43.333°N 6.000°W / 43.333; -6.000
Country Spain
Capital
Largest city
Oviedo
Gijón
Government
 • President Javier Fernández (PSOE)
Area(2.1% of Spain; Ranked 10th)
 • Total 10,604 km2 (4,094 sq mi)
Population (2014)
 • Total 1,061,756
 • Density 100/km2 (260/sq mi)
 • Pop. rank 13th
 • Percent 2.4% of Spain
Demonym(s) Asturian
asturiano, -na (es)
asturianu, -na (ast)
ISO 3166-2 O
Official languages Castilian (Asturian and Galician have special status)
Statute of Autonomy 11 January 1982
Parliament General Junta (45 deputies)
Congress seats 8 (of 350)
Senate seats 6 (of 264)
Website Gobierno del Principado de Asturias

Asturias (English /æˈstʊəriəsˌ ə-/;Spanish: [asˈtuɾjas]; Asturian: Asturies [asˈtuɾjes]), officially the Principality of Asturias (Spanish: Principado de Asturias; Asturian: Principáu d'Asturies), is an autonomous community in north-west Spain. It is coextensive with the province of Asturias, and contains some of the territory that was part of the larger Kingdom of Asturias in the Middle Ages. Divided into eight comarcas (counties), the autonomous community of Asturias is bordered by Cantabria to the east, by Castile and León to the south, by Galicia to the west, and by the Bay of Biscay to the north.

The most important cities are the communal capital, Oviedo (Uviéu or Uvieo), the seaport and largest city Gijón (Xixón), and the industrial town of Avilés. Other municipalities in Asturias include Cangas de Onís (Cangues d'Onís), Cangas del Narcea, Gozón, Grado (Grau or Grao), Langreo (Llangréu), Llanera, Laviana (Llaviana), Lena (Ḷḷena), Llanes, Mieres, Siero, Valdés, Vegadeo (A Veiga) and Villaviciosa (see also List of municipalities and comarcas in Asturias).


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