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Gozón is a municipality in the
Autonomous Community eu, autonomia erkidegoa ca, comunitat autònoma gl, comunidade autónoma oc, comunautat autonòma an, comunidat autonoma ast, comunidá autónoma , alt_name = , map = , category = Autonomous administr ...
of the
Principality of 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 ...
, Spain. Its capital is the town of Luanco (also called Lluanco). The
Cantabrian Sea The Cantabrian Sea; french: Mer Cantabrique, gl, Mar Cantábrico, ast, Mar Cantábricu, eu, Kantauri. is the term used mostly in Spain to describe the coastal sea of the Atlantic Ocean that borders the northern coast of Spain and the southwes ...
lies on its northern edge, and it is bordered to the south by Corvera de Asturias, to the west by
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 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 between – . For the nearest weather station see the weather data for
Gijón Gijón () or () is a city and municipality in north-western Spain. It is the largest city and municipality by population in the autonomous community of Asturias. It is located on the coast of the Cantabrian Sea in the Bay of Biscay, in the cen ...
.


Main sights

* Church of ''Santa María'' built in the 18th century * Palace ''Menéndez de la Pola'' * The Clock Tower, dating from 1705 *
Mansion A mansion is a large dwelling house. The word itself derives through Old French from the Latin word ''mansio'' "dwell