Villaviciosa is one of the most complete municipalities in Asturias: 15,379 inhabitants on 276.23 km² in the central zone, with the largest estuary of the region bathing its northern coast. Its capital is the town of Villaviciosa, founded on 17 October 1270 by Alfonso X. A land of apple orchards and cider, of Romanesque and…
Villayón is a municipality in the Eo-Navia comarca, in western Asturias: 1,054 inhabitants on 132.46 km² of valleys and mountain ranges. Its capital is the town of Villayón, which has held the capital status since 1868, the year the municipality became independent from Navia. The river Navia runs through its western part from south to…
Yernes y Tameza is the least populated municipality in Asturias: 134 inhabitants on 31.63 km² in the central zone, in the heart of the mountains. Its capital is Villabre, which has held the capital status since 1584, and its settlements are Fojó, Villaruiz, Yernes and Vendillés. Its people are called tamezanos. Among its mountains rise…
Siero is a municipality in central Asturias, the fourth most populous in the region and a key part of the Central Area of Asturias. Its capital is La Pola Siero. With 53,049 inhabitants and 211.23 km², it combines rural meadows and plains with a powerful industrial and commercial fabric, just 18 kilometres from Oviedo. What…
Sobrescobio is a municipality in central Asturias, in the mountains of the Nalón Valley, whose entire territory belongs to the Redes Natural Park and is therefore a Biosphere Reserve. Its capital is Rioseco. With 838 inhabitants and 69.43 km², it is a land of reservoirs, hiking trails and traditional architecture, awarded as Exemplary Village of…
Somiedo is a municipality in central Asturias, in the south-west of the region, entirely included in the Somiedo Natural Park and declared a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. Its capital is Pola de Somiedo. With 1,031 inhabitants and 291.38 km², it is a land of bears, brañas (high mountain pastures) and teitos (thatched huts), one of the…
Sariego (Sariegu in Asturian) is a municipality in central Asturias, a large valley ringed by gentle mountains where the river Nora is born. Its capital is Vega. With 1,265 inhabitants and 25.73 km², it is a rural municipality of meadows and pastures with a privileged position between Siero, Gijón, Villaviciosa and Nava. In 2006 it…
Santa Eulalia de Oscos (Santalla d’Ozcos in Eonavian) is a municipality in western Asturias, in the heart of the Oscos region. Its capital is the town of Santa Eulalia de Oscos (Santalla). With 420 inhabitants and 47.12 km², it is a land of slate, forests and ironworks, part since 2007 of the UNESCO Río Eo,…
Santo Adriano is a municipality in central Asturias, in the valley of the river Trubia, between the foothills of the Aramo and Oral ranges. Its capital is Villanueva. With 281 inhabitants and 22.60 km², it is one of the least populated municipalities in the Principality, but it holds two first-class jewels: the pre-Romanesque church of…
San Martín del Rey Aurelio is a municipality in the Nalón comarca, in the central Asturian mining basin. Its capital is the city of San Martín del Rey Aurelio, formed in 2007 by the administrative union of Sotrondio, El Entrego and Blimea. With 15,531 inhabitants and 56.13 km², it owes its name to King Aurelio…