San Martín del Rey Aurelio ( Asturian: Samartín del Rei Aurelio) is a

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of the

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of the

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in northern

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. There are three main towns in the municipality:

Sotrondio Sotrondio is a town in San Martín del Rey Aurelio, Asturias, Spain. In September 2007, by a decree of the Principality of Asturias, it joined the adjacent El Entrego and Blimea to form a single population center, San Martin del Rey, as a homony ...

, El Entrego, and Blimea, and many villages, such as Santa Bárbara and La Hueria.

Location and features

It is situated in the central part of Asturias, just below the

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, part of the

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. The Nalón River, the longest river in Asturias, crosses the municipality.Concejo de San Martín del Rey Aurelio
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Redes Natural Park The Redes Natural Park (Spanish language, Spanish: Parque Natural de Redes) is located in the Principality of Asturias in northern Spain. Its total area is , split between two municipalities: Caso, Asturias, Caso () and Sobrescobio (). It was de ...

is located nearby. Historically a mining location, nowadays it is in a re-industrial process with the emigration of many young people (about 30% of under 30). New computer based factories are attempting to establish themselves.

Parishes

There are five ''parroquias'': * Blimea *

Cocañín Cocañín (variant: ''Cocaño'') is one of five parishes (administrative divisions) in San Martín del Rey Aurelio, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, ...

* Linares * Rey Aurelio * Santa Bárbara

Politics

The current mayor is Enrique Fernández Rodríguez ( FSA-PSOE).

Gallery

File:El Entrego (San Martín del Rey Aurelio) - Iglesia de San Andres 00.jpg , Iglesia de San Andrés in El Entrego, Linares

References

External links

Municipalities in Asturias * {{asturias-geo-stub