Annex: Regions of the Principality of Asturias
The Principality of Asturias (in Asturian, Principáu d'Asturies; in Galician-Asturian, Principao d'Asturias); uniprovincial autonomous community of Spain. It limits to the north with the Cantabrian Sea; to the east with the autonomous community of Cantabria; to the south with the community of Castilla y León (province of León); and to the west with the autonomous community of Galicia (province of Lugo).
According to the Statute of Autonomy of Asturias, the Principality of Asturias is territorially divided into councils and counties. The latter would encompass several councils, however this statutory precept has not yet been officially developed. Only decree 11/91 of January 24 establishes a division into eight functional regions or territorial planning areas, which are not strictly official regions, they constitute only a system to homogenize especially the data from the councils in regional statistics. carried out by the Principality.
| No. | Official name | Number of Councils | Councils that form it | Population (2016) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Avilés region | 10 | Avilés, Candamo, Castrillón, Corvera de Asturias, Cudillero, Gozón, Illas, Muros de Nalón, Pravia y Soto del Barco | 151 875 |
| 2 | Caudal region | 3 | Aller, Lena and Mieres | 62 221 |
| 3 | Eo-Navia region | 17 | Boal, Castropol, Coaña, El Franco, Grandas de Salime, Illano, Navia, Pesoz, San Martín de Oscos, San Tirso de Abres, Santa Eulalia de Oscos, Tapia de Casariego, Taramundi, Valdés, Vegadeo, Villanueva de Oscos and Villayón | 46 068 |
| 4 | Gijón region | 3 | Carreño, Gijón y Villaviciosa | 341 700 |
| 5 | Nalon region | 5 | Case, Langreo, Laviana, San Martín del Rey Aurelio y Sobrescobio | 73 934 |
| 6 | Narcea region | 5 | Allande, Cangas del Narcea, Degaña, Ibias and Tineo | 27 334 |
| 7 | Eastern Region | 14 | Amieva, Cabrales, Cangas de Onís, Caravia, Colunga, Llanes, Onís, Parres, Peñamellera Alta, Peñamellera Baja, Piloña, Pon, Ribadedeva and Ribadesella | 50 540 |
| 8 | Oviedo region | 21 | Belmonte de Miranda, Bimenes, Cabranes, Grado, Llanera, Morcín, Nava, Noreña, Oviedo, Proaza, Quirós, Las Regueras, Ribera de Arriba, Riosa, Salas, Santo Adriano, Sariego, Siero, Somiedo, Teverga yernes y Tameza | 311 936 |
Tourist areas
There are 14 other tourist regions which are:
- Oscos-Eo
- Comarca Vaqueira
- Under Nalon
- Avilés region
- Oviedo
- Cabo Peñas
- Nalon Valley
- East of Asturias
- Navia Historical Park
- Sources of Narcea
- Royal Round Table
- Nora region
- Central Mountain
- Gijón
- Region of the Cider
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