Asturias, an autonomous community in Spain, is divided into eight comarcas (cotarros in Asturian). These comarcas are not an administrative division of the autonomous community, and are only used as a system to homogenize the statistical data collected by the Principality of Asturias.
The comarcas in Spain are a grouping of municipalities that are encouraged (but not required) to work together to achieve objectives. The term Comarca is a Spanish word roughly equivalent to the English word county.
List
The comarcas of Asturias are listed here, each with its Spanish-language name first, followed by its Asturian-language name if that differs:
| Name
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Location on Map
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Municipalities (municipios in Spanish/conceyos in Asturian)
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Population
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Area
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| Avilés
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10: Avilés, Candamo, Castrillón, Corvera de Asturias, Cudillero, Gozón, Illas, Muros de Nalón, Pravia, Soto del Barco
|
156,038
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535km2
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| Caudal
|
|
3: Lena, Aller, Mieres
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75,575
|
823km2
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| Eo-Navia
|
|
17: Valdés, Navia, Villayón, Cuaña, Boal, Eilao, Pezós, Grandas de Salime, El Franco, Tapia, Samartín d'Ozcos, Santalla d'Ozcos, Vilanova d'Ozcos, Castropol, Veiga d'Eo, Santiso d'Abres, Taramundi
|
67,307
|
1,645km2
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| Gijón / Xixón
|
|
3: Villaviciosa, Gijón / Xixón, Carreño
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301,171
|
518km2
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| Nalón
|
|
5: Caso (Casu), Sobrescobio (Sobrescobiu), Laviana (Llaviana), San Martín del Rey Aurelio (Samartín del Rei Aureliu), Langreo (Llangréu)
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84,790
|
647km2
|
| Narcea
|
|
5: Ibias, Degaña, Cangas del Narcea, Allande, Tineo
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34,534
|
2,043km2
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| Oriente
|
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14: Ribadedeva, Peñamellera Baxa, Peñamellera Alta, Cabrales, Llanes, Onís, Cangues d'Onís, Ribesella, Amieva, Parres, Caravia, Colunga, Piloña, Ponga
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48,280[1]
|
1,829 km2 (706 sq mi)[1]
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| Oviedo / Uviéu
|
|
21: Cabranes, Nava, Sariegu, Bimenes, Siero, Noreña, Oviedo, Llanera, Les Regueres, Ribera de Arriba, Morcín, Riosa, Santu Adrianu, Grau, Quirós, Teberga, Proaza, Yernes y Tameza, Somiedu, Salas, Miranda
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263,298
|
2,323km2
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See also
References