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Castrillón
Castrillón is a municipality in Asturias, located on the central coast. It has an area of 56.70 km² and a population of 22,361 inhabitants (in 2005). The most important population centres are the capital Piedras Blancas, Salinas, and Raíces. Asturias Airport is located in Castrillón. The airport is located in Anzu, parish of Santiago del Monte, municipality of Castrillón, 15 km from Avilés, 40 km from Gijón and 47 km from the regional capital, Oviedo. Geography Situated on the littoral plain, the county is one of the flattest areas in Asturias. Its coast is formed by a series of beaches and cliffs. For this reason, the county is known as "the county of the 7 beaches", even though there are more than seven beaches along its long coastline. Inland, the area is characterized by the smoothness of the landscape, mainly formed by fertile valleys with a small river network that crosses the county. The altitude increases steadily towards the Southwes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salinas (Castrillón)
Salinas is one of eight parishes (administrative divisions) in Castrillón, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain. The population is 4,635 ( INE 2006). Salinas is a seaside resort and is the second most populated municipality behind Piedras Blancas, which is located just 2 km away. It has one of the longest beaches in Asturias, which is divided into 3 parts: Salinas, The Espartal and San Juan. Salinas is visited by hundreds of tourists every year. Most of them come from Madrid, seeking a colder summer. Also during summer, it is easy to spot a local celebrity walking on the beach, such as the racing driver Fernando Alonso or the actress Bea. Culture The Philippe Cousteau Anchor Museum The Philippe Cousteau Anchor Museum ( es, Museo de Anclas Philippe Cousteau) is located in Salinas, a town within the Castrillón municipality of Asturias, Spain. It is reached by the N-632. The open-air museum is situated on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bayas (Castrillón)
Bayas is one of eight parishes (administrative divisions) in Castrillón, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain. Population It has a population of 96 inhabitants (INE 2011) in 63 households. Location Bayas occupies an area of 6.25 km ². It is located in the northwest of the council, 8 km from the capital, Piedras Blancas. It is bordered on the north by the Cantabrian Sea, on the east by the parish of Naveces, on the south by Santiago del Monte, and on the west by the municipality of Soto del Barco Soto del Barco ( Asturian: Sotu'l Barcu) is a small, coastal municipality in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias, Spain. It is located on the banks of the mouth of the Nalón River Nalón can refer to: * Nalón (Asturian com .... Within the parish, there is the natural monument of the island of La Deva and the Bayas beach area. Populations According to the 2009 list, the parish is formed by the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santiago Del Monte
Santiago del Monte is one of eight parishes (administrative divisions) in Castrillón, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain. The parish has a population of 209 (INE INE, Ine or ine may refer to: Institutions * Institut für Nukleare Entsorgung, a German nuclear research center * Instituto Nacional de Estadística (other) * Instituto Nacional de Estatística (other) * Instituto Nacional Ele ... 2004). References Parishes in Castrillón {{asturias-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pillarno
Pillarno ( Asturian: ''Piarnu'') is one of eight parishes (administrative divisions) in Castrillón, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain. The population is 791 (INE INE, Ine or ine may refer to: Institutions * Institut für Nukleare Entsorgung, a German nuclear research center * Instituto Nacional de Estadística (other) * Instituto Nacional de Estatística (other) * Instituto Nacional Elec ... 2005). References Parishes in Castrillón {{asturias-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laspra
Laspra is one of the eight parishes in Castrillón, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain. The main town of the parish is Piedras Blancas Piedras Blancas is the capital town of the municipality of Castrillón, in the province of Asturias, Spain. It is west of Avilés, west of Gijón, northwest of Oviedo and east of Asturias Airport. Piedras Blancas is a singular entity of pop ..., the capital of the municipality. References Parishes in Castrillón {{asturias-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naveces
Naveces is one of eight parishes (administrative divisions) in Castrillón, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i .... The population is 57INE2011). References Parishes in Castrillón {{asturias-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piedras Blancas
Piedras Blancas is the capital town of the municipality of Castrillón, in the province of Asturias, Spain. It is west of Avilés, west of Gijón, northwest of Oviedo and east of Asturias Airport. Piedras Blancas is a singular entity of population and has the title of '' Villa''. Geography Piedras Blancas, located in the parish of Laspra, is within easy access by motorway to the main urban areas of Asturias (i.e. Oviedo, Gijón, Avilés Avilés (; ) is a town in Asturias, Spain. Avilés is, along with Oviedo and Gijón, one of the main cities in the Principality of Asturias. The town occupies the flattest land in the municipality, partially in a land that belonged to the sea, ...), and many of its residents commute daily to those areas. Although not properly in the coastline, it is within walking distance from the beaches of Salinas, Arnao and Santa Maria del Mar. The climate is oceanic, characterized by mild winters and summers, with temperatures seldom exceed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asturias Airport
Asturias Airport, is the only international airport of Asturias, Spain, in Castrillón. Traffic consists primarily of scheduled domestic flights and some seasonal scheduled international flights. In 2012, the airport handled 1,309,640 passengers and managed 13,252 operations. The airport is located in Anzu, parish of Santiago del Monte, municipality of Castrillón, 15 km from Avilés, 40 km from Gijón and 47 km from the regional capital, Oviedo. History The airport first opened on 11 June 1968. The first commercial route was established with Madrid and soon after another route came into operation, which linked Santiago de Compostela with Barcelona via Asturias and Bilbao. In 1980, the airport underwent its first major expansion in preparation for the 1982 football World Cup in Spain. In 1982, the aircraft parking platform doubled in size. An additional 5 check-in desks were added to the existing ones. 2 boarding gates and 2 arrival gates, a new cafeteria-restaur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Salinas may refer to: People *Salinas (surname) Places Americas Latin America * Salinas (ancient lake), in the Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia * Salinas, Minas Gerais, a municipality in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil * Playa Grande, Costa Rica, a beach town, also known as Salinas * Las Salinas, town in the Dominican Republic * Salinas de Guaranda, an Andean mountain village in Ecuador * Salinas, Ecuador, a coastal city in Santa Elena, Ecuador * Salinas Victoria, a municipality in the state of Nuevo León, Mexico * Salinas de Hidalgo, in the Mexican state of San Luis Potosí * Salinas y Aguada Blanca National Reserve, Peru ** Salinas Lake, a salt lake in Arequipa Province, Peru * Salinas, Puerto Rico, a municipality in the south coast of Puerto Rico * Salinas, Uruguay, a town in Uruguay United States * Salinas River (California) * Salinas Valley, in Monterey County, California * Salinas, California, the county seat and largest municipality of Monterey County * Salinas Assem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asturias
Asturias (, ; ast, Asturies ), officially the Principality of Asturias ( es, Principado de Asturias; ast, Principáu d'Asturies; Galician-Asturian: ''Principao d'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. 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. The region has a maritime climate. It receives plenty of annual rainfall and little sunshine by Spanish standards and has very moderated seasons, most often averaging in the lower 20s celsius. Heatwaves are rare due to mountains blocking southerly winds. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parish (administrative Division)
A parish is an administrative division used by several countries. To distinguish it from an '' ecclesiastical parish'', the term ''civil parish'' is used in some jurisdictions, as noted below. The table below lists countries which use this administrative division: See also * Muban Muban ( th, หมู่บ้าน; , ) is the lowest administrative sub-division of Thailand. Usually translated as 'village' and sometimes as ' hamlet', they are a subdivision of a tambon (subdistrict). , there were 74,944 administrative m ... References {{Terms for types of country subdivisions Types of administrative division ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cliff
In geography and geology, a cliff is an area of rock which has a general angle defined by the vertical, or nearly vertical. Cliffs are formed by the processes of weathering and erosion, with the effect of gravity. Cliffs are common on coasts, in mountainous areas, escarpments and along rivers. Cliffs are usually composed of rock that is resistant to weathering and erosion. The sedimentary rocks that are most likely to form cliffs include sandstone, limestone, chalk, and dolomite. Igneous rocks such as granite and basalt also often form cliffs. An escarpment (or scarp) is a type of cliff formed by the movement of a geologic fault, a landslide, or sometimes by rock slides or falling rocks which change the differential erosion of the rock layers. Most cliffs have some form of scree slope at their base. In arid areas or under high cliffs, they are generally exposed jumbles of fallen rock. In areas of higher moisture, a soil slope may obscure the talus. Many cliffs als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
