Trasona (in Asturian ''Tresona'', and officially Trasona/Tresona) is one of seven

parishes (administrative divisions) A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest, often termed a parish priest, who might be assisted by one or ...

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 Illas ...

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...

, within the province and

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Asturias Asturias (; ; ) officially the Principality of Asturias, is an autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community in northwest Spain. It is coextensive with the provinces of Spain, province of Asturias and contains some of the territory t ...

, 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 ArcelorM ...

and

Fertiberia Fertiberia is a Spanish company in the chemical sector whose activity is focused on the production of fertilizers, ammonia and other derived products, and is currently the largest fertilizer manufacturer in Spain. The company is also the head of ...

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. In some parts of Europe, canoeing refers to both canoeing and kayaking, with a canoe being called an 'open canoe' or Canadian. A few of the recreational ...

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 a ...

. It hosted the

2010 Canoe Sprint European Championships The 2010 Canoe Sprint European Championships The Canoe Sprint European Championships (or European Canoe Sprint Championships) is an international canoeing and kayaking event organized by the European Canoe Association (ECA). It was first held in ...

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