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Asturias (/ æ ˈ s t ʊər i ə s, ə-/, Spanish: [asˈtuɾjas]), officially the Principality of Asturias, is an autonomous community in northwest 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 .
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Apr 30, 2024 · The wealth of Asturias, however, is in its coalfields, which extend throughout the Nalón Basin and cover more than 1,000 square miles (2,600 square km). Asturias is the most important mining and metallurgical region in Spain. A great industrial complex has been built up at Avilés and has resulted in a large increase in its population.
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The Principality of Asturias ( Spanish: Principado de Asturias, Asturian: Principáu d'Asturies) is an autonomous community. It is in the kingdom of Spain or the former Kingdom of Asturias in the Middle Ages. It is on the Spanish north coast facing the Cantabrian Sea. The capital of the province is Oviedo. Gijón is the biggest city.
- 10,604 km² (4,094 sq mi)
Map of Asturias. 43.3625 -5.850278. 1 Oviedo is the capital of Asturias. It has a fine old town and cathedral. 43.52931 -5.67732. 2 Gijón ( Xixón ), the largest city of the principality, has beaches and a railway museum. 43.556111 -5.922222. 3 Avilés near the airport is mostly industrial, but has several museums and old buildings.
Divided into eight comarcas (counties), the autonomous community of Asturias is bordered by Cantabria to the east, by León ( Castile and León) to the south, by Lugo ( Galicia) to the west, and by the Cantabrian sea to the north. Asturias is situated in a mountainous setting with vast greenery and lush vegetation, making it part of Green Spain.
Apr 9, 2024 · Asturias is one of four regions along Spain's north coast, from Galicia in the west to the Basque Country in the east. The Principality of Asturias, as it’s officially known, brims with ...
Dec 10, 2019 · This autonomous region of Spain lying along the Bay of Biscay, dense with trees that run up hillsides, dotted by wild marshland, and scalloped with tidy beaches, isn’t located between Madrid and ...
