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Central District (General Junta Of Asturias Constituency)
Central District is one of the three constituencies () represented in the General Junta of the Principality of Asturias, the regional legislature of the Principality of Asturias. The constituency currently elects 34 deputies. It comprises the municipalities of Aller, Avilés, Bimenes, Carreño, Caso, Castrillón, Corvera de Asturias, Gijón, Gozón, Illas, Las Regueras, Langreo, Laviana, Lena, Llanera, Mieres, Morcín, Noreña, Oviedo, Proaza, Quirós, Ribera de Arriba, Riosa, San Martín del Rey Aurelio, Santo Adriano, Sariego, Siero, Sobrescobio and Soto del Barco. The electoral system uses the D'Hondt method and closed-list proportional representation, with a minimum threshold of three percent. Electoral system The constituency was created as per the Statute of Autonomy for Asturias of 1981 and was first contested in the 1983 regional election. The Statute provided for sub-provincial divisions of the Principality's territory to be established as multi-member dist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
General Junta Of The Principality Of Asturias
The General Junta of the Principality of Asturias (in Spanish language, Spanish: ''Junta General del Principado de Asturias'', in Asturian Language, Asturian: ''Xunta Xeneral del Principáu d'Asturies'') is the parliament of Asturias, an autonomous community of Spain, autonomous community of Spain. Its Statute of Autonomy of Asturias, Statute of Autonomy, the basic Spanish Organic Law, organic law of the community, defines it as the supreme institution of representation of the Asturian people. Established in its current form in 1982, the General Junta is named after an Asturian political institution that existed from the Middle Ages to the 19th century. The General Junta exercises legislative power, approves the budgets of the community, and holds to account the Council of Government, the executive power, executive branch, whose leader it elects as the "President of the Principality of Asturias". It also exercises all competences conferred or devolved to the autonomous communities ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Left Of Asturias
United Left of Asturias (, . IU–IX) is the Asturian federation of the Spanish left wing political and social movement United Left. Ovidio Zapico is the current General Coordinator. The Communist Party of Asturias (PCA, Asturian federation of PCE) is the major member of the coalition. It has 2 deputies in the Assembly of the Principality.Asturies was the autonomy were IU achieved the best results in the general elections of 2011, with the 13.27% of the vote. For the 2023 regional elections, IU took part in the Convocatoria por Asturies coalition (among Más País and IAS). Since 2023 it has also participated in a regional coalition government with Ovidio Zapico serving as minister for Territorial and Urban Planning, Housing and Citizen's Rights. Electoral performance General Junta of the Principality of Asturias References Notes External linksOfficial page Asturias Asturias (; ; ) officially the Principality of Asturias, is an autonomous communities of Spai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Illas
Illas is a municipality in Asturias, Spain, located in the western central part of the province and bordered by the municipalities of Castrillón, Candamo, Llanera, and Corvera de Asturias. Parishes There are three parishes (administrative divisions): * Illas * La Peral *Villa Geography The area of Illas is very hilly. One of the most remarkable is the Pico Gorfolí with a height of 619 meters above sea level. The county of Avilés, Cabo Peñas, and the Bay of Biscay can be viewed from Pico Gorfolí. If the sky is cloudless, one can observe the Picos de Europa. Economy The county has an economy based on agricultural and cattle trading. This is reflected in two kinds of cheeses, the cheese of ''La Peral'' and Taborneda known as "''Gorfolí''". With the arrival of the industry Industry may refer to: Economics * Industry (economics), a generally categorized branch of economic activity * Industry (manufacturing), a specific branch of economic activity, typically in factor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gozón
Gozón is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias, Spain. Its capital is the town of Luanco (also called Lluanco). The Cantabrian Sea lies on its northern edge, and it is bordered to the south by Corvera de Asturias, to the west by Avilés, and to the east by Carreño. The municipality is a fishing port, and the location of the Cabo de Peñas (Cape of Boulders). Toponymy In decree 72/2005 of July 7, 2005, published in the ''Boletin Oficial del Principado de Asturias'' (BOPA; official bulletin of the Principality of Asturias) granted the Asturian forms of the municipal place names official status for all uses, with the exception of the capital Lluanco/Luanco, which maintains a bilingual name. Therefore, with this exception, the Asturian names are the only ones which can appear on road signs and official maps. Climate As with the rest of Asturias' populated areas, Gozón has a marine climate with a narrow average high temperature range b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corvera De Asturias
Corvera de Asturias ( Asturian: ''Corvera'') is a municipality in the principality of Asturias in northern Spain. It shares a boundary to the north with Avilés and Gozón; to the east with Carreño and Gijón; to the south with Llanera and Illas and to the west with Castrillón. Its capital, Nubledo, has a population of more than 300 residents. Corvera is the most eastern of the four counties forming the Great County of Aviles. It is situated in the northern-central area of the Principality of Asturias. It is in size and has a population of over 16,000 residents, mainly concentrated in the villages of Las Vegas and Los Campos. The main roads to get there are AS-19, AS-17 and A-8. The A-8 proceeds to Tabaza (Carreño) and the shopping centre Parque Astur. History The history of Corvera is linked to the history of Avilés, being a natural extension of it proceeding inland. Several prehistorical settlements have been found in the county. The most interesting are those belongin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castrillón
Castrillón is a municipality in Asturias, located on the central coast of Spain. It has an area of 56.70 km2 and had a population of 22,361 inhabitants (in 2005). The most important population centres are the capital Piedrasblancas, Salinas, and Raíces. Asturias Airport is located in Castrillón. The airport is located in Anzu, parish of Santiagu'l 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 Sout ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caso, Asturias
Caso (Asturian language, Asturian: ''Casu'') is a Municipalities of Spain, municipality in the Spanish Principality of Asturias. It shares a boundary to the North with Piloña; to the East with Ponga, Asturias, Ponga; to the South with León (province), León and to the West with Sobrescobio and Laviana. Most of the inhabitants of Caso live in the Nalón Valley, on which the largest town is the capital Campo de Caso, El Campu. The town is divided in two neighbourhoods: L'Arrobiu and El Barru. The municipalities of Caso and Sobrescobio together constitute the Redes Natural Park, designated by the UNESCO as a Biosphere Reserve. The Natural Monument of the ''Cueva Deboyu'' (the Nalón River passes through a cave in the mountain) is also located in Caso. Caso is famous for its landscape, European beech forests, wood handcraft and its Casín cheese. In the past, most of Caso's people worked in coal mining and livestock, livestock farming. Nowadays, tourism has become one of the more i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carreño
Carreño is a municipality in the autonomous community of the Principality of Asturias, Spain. It is bordered by Corvera de Asturias on the west, Gozón on the north, the Cantabrian Sea on the north and east, and Gijón on the east and south. Its capital is Candás. History As characteristic of other sites in Asturias, artifact (archaeology), artifacts from the Neolithic era were also found in Carreño. tumulus, Tumuli, dolmens and hill forts in the region provide evidence for the 100,000-year-old history of the area. Parishes (The number preceding the Parish (subnational entity), parish name refers to its location on the parroquias map) #Candás (capital) #Perlora #Albandi #Carrió (Carreño), Carrió #Prevera #Priendes #El Pieloro #Llorgozana #Quimarán #El Valle (Carreño), El Valle #Ambás (Carreño), Ambás #Tamón Politics Culture * La iglesia de San Félix church built under Fruela II of León, Fruela II in the 9th century * La iglesia de Santa María de Logrez ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bimenes
Bimenes is a municipality of Asturias, Spain. It borders with Siero, Nava, Laviana and San Martín del Rey Aurelio. It is situated in the center zone of Asturias. Its capital is Martimporra. It is 32 km away from Oviedo and its main road is AS-25, that runs parallel to the Pra river. The main towns of Bimenes are Martimporra, San Julian, Rozadas, Suares, Melendreros and Taballes. Bimenes was famous of being a municipality full of miners, even though there were no mines in it, but the surrounding municipalities, Laviana and San Martin del Rey Aurelio did have many of them. Its medium size surrounding mountains and steep roads are considered for sport events like Vuelta a España The Vuelta a España (; ) is an annual stage race, multi-stage bicycle racing, bicycle race primarily held in Spain, while also occasionally making passes through nearby countries. Inspired by the success of the Tour de France and the Giro d'Ital ..., Vuelta a Asturias, and the Rally Pr� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aller, Asturias
Aller ( Asturian: ''Ayer'') is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias, Spain. It is bordered on the north by Mieres, on the south by the province of León, on the east by Laviana, Caso, and Sobrescobio, and on the west by Lena. Geography The municipality is crossed by the Aller River, which flows into the Caudal. Near the confluence, the Aller forms a deep valley between steep hillsides covered with forest. The municipality, along with those of Lena and Mieres, forms the coal-rich basin of the Caudal. The principal economic activity has been coal mining, especially in the lower part of the valley, while agriculture and ranching are also important. The towers of coal mines and the buildings of the mining communities dominate the landscape. Upriver is the municipal capital, Cabañaquinta, in the direction of which the landscape gradually transforms into a high mountain valley, which culminates in the San Isidro Pass (1,520 m), whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deputy (legislator)
A legislator, or lawmaker, is a person who writes and passes laws, especially someone who is a member of a legislature. Legislators are often elected by the people, but they can be appointed, or hereditary. Legislatures may be supra-national (for example, the European Parliament), national, such as the Japanese Diet, sub-national as in provinces, or local. Overview The political theory of the separation of powers requires legislators to be independent individuals from the members of the executive and the judiciary. Certain political systems adhere to this principle, others do not. In the United Kingdom and other countries using the Westminster system, for example, the executive is formed almost exclusively from legislators (members of the parliament), and the executive Cabinet itself has delegated legislative power. In continental European jurisprudence and legal discussion, "the legislator" (') is the abstract entity that has produced the laws. When there is room ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asturias Forum
Asturias Forum (, , Foro), previously known as Forum of Citizens (, FAC) is a regionalist political party in the Principality of Asturias. History Asturias Forum was founded in January 2011 by former Deputy Prime Minister Francisco Álvarez Cascos, who left the People's Party (PP) after failing to be selected as the party's candidate for President of the Principality of Asturias in the 2011 election. In the Asturian election, Álvarez Cascos led the party under the name "Forum of Citizens" (). FAC won sixteen seats, making it the largest party on the General Council. Together with the PP, FAC's gains gave the centre-right a majority in Asturias for the first time. The party has spoken to all three other parties to create a more consensual political climate. At the November 2011 Spanish election, the party won one of Asturias's eight seats in the Congress of Deputies. After months of deadlock in the Asturian regional assembly, fresh elections were held. During these elec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
