Trasona (in Asturian ''Tresona'', and officially Trasona/Tresona is one of seven parishes (administrative divisions) in the

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 Illa ...

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, within the province and

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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 coextensi ...

, in northern

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. Its population is 2,103
INE
2011).

Economy

The main economical activity in Trasona is the industry, with the plants of

Aceralia Aceralia was a large Spanish steel producer formed in 1997 by restructuring of a group formed from earlier mergers of the steel producers ENSIDESA and ''Altos Hornos de Vizcaya''. The company merged into Arcelor in 2001, and became part of Arcelo ...

and Fertiberia as the most importants in the municipality of Corvera. In the town is located ''Parque Astur'', one of the most important commercial centres in Asturias. Trasona serves also as livestock zone.

Sports

In Trasona is located the Trasona reservoir which serves as a high performance centre, mainly for

canoeing Canoeing is an activity which involves paddling a canoe with a single-bladed paddle. Common meanings of the term are limited to when the canoeing is the central purpose of the activity. Broader meanings include when it is combined with other ac ...

and

rowing Rowing is the act of propelling a human-powered watercraft using the sweeping motions of oars to displace water and generate reactional propulsion. Rowing is functionally similar to paddling, but rowing requires oars to be mechanically at ...

. It hosted the

2010 Canoe Sprint European Championships The 2010 Canoe Sprint European Championships were held in the Trasona Reservoir, Trasona Trasona (in Asturian ''Tresona'', and officially Trasona/Tresona is one of seven parishes (administrative divisions) in the Corvera de Asturias municipal ...

Villages

*El Cuetu *Fafilán *Favila *Gabitos *Gudín *La Marzaniella *Mocín *Overo *El Palacio *El Pedrero / El Pedréu *Rovés *San Pelayo *Silvota *Tarín *Trasmonte / Tresmonte *Truyés *Les Cases del Gozón *El Pobladín

References

Parishes in Corvera de Asturias {{asturias-geo-stub