Tremañes is a

neighbourhood A neighbourhood (Commonwealth English) or neighborhood (American English) is a geographically localized community within a larger town, city, suburb or rural area, sometimes consisting of a single street and the buildings lining it. Neighbourh ...

of the municipality of

Gijón / Xixón 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 cent ...

, in

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 ...

, Spain.Gijón/Xixón official toponomy
- (

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) Previously to be integrated in

Gijón Gijón () or () is a city and municipality in north-western Spain. It is the largest city and Municipalities of Spain, municipality by population in the autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Asturias. It is located on the coa ...

, Roces was one of the historical

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of the city. Its population was 3,411 in 1994 and decreased to 2,369 in 2012. An important industrial axis, the district included the ''Natahoyo'' area until the 20th century, (nowadays a coastal

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of the

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). Due to its recent heavy industrialization, Tremañes itself tends to be considered part of the ''West'' area of the

(numbered ''7'').

Neighbourhoods and places

;La Braña *Nuevo Gijón / La Peral (between La Braña, Pumarín and Les Maravilles) *El Parrochu *La Peral *El Polígono ;Los Campones *El Plano ;Lloreda *Porreza ;Les Maravilles ;El Natahoyo *Moreda ;La Picota *El Caravacu *La Muria *La Quintana ;Pumarín *L'Alto Pumarín *Les Mil Quinientes *Perchera ;Santolaya ;La Torre *El Mortero *El Poblao de Santa Bárbara ;La Xuvería *Les Cases de Pinón *El Pontón

References

External links

Official Toponyms
- Principality of Asturias website.

- ''BOPA Nº 229 - Martes, 3 de octubre de 2006'' & ''DECRETO 105/2006, de 20 de septiembre, por el que se determinan los topónimos oficiales del concejo de Gijón.'' Geography of Asturias Parishes in Gijón {{Asturias-stub