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Villaviciosa, Asturias

Villaviciosa
Villaviciosa city hall
Villaviciosa city hall
Flag of Villaviciosa
Coat of arms of Villaviciosa
Map
Location of Villaviciosa
Villaviciosa is located in Asturias
Villaviciosa
Villaviciosa
Villaviciosa is located in Spain
Villaviciosa
Villaviciosa
Coordinates: 43°29′N 5°26′W / 43.483°N 5.433°W / 43.483; -5.433
CountrySpain
Autonomous communityAsturias
ProvinceAsturias
ComarcaGijón
Founded17 October 1270
CapitalVillaviciosa
Government
 • AlcaldeManuel Busto Alonso (Unión Asturianista)
Area
 • Total
276.23 km2 (106.65 sq mi)
Elevation
662 m (2,172 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total
14,430
 • Density52/km2 (140/sq mi)
Demonymmaliayo/a
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
33300 and 33310 al 33318
Official language(s)Spanish
WebsiteOfficial website

Villaviciosa (Asturian pronunciation: [biʎaβiˈθjosa], Spanish pronunciation: [biʝaβiˈθjosa]) is a town and municipality in the autonomous community of Asturias, Spain.[2]

Geography

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Rodiles beach
El Gaitero, champagne-cider factory
Carlos I square

Villaviciosa is situated on the central eastern coastline, and borders the Asturian municipalities of Gijón and Siero to the west, Sariego, Nava, Cabranes and Piloña to the south and Colunga to the east. The total area is 276.23 square kilometres (106.65 sq mi)

Demographics

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It had a population of 14,962 in 2011.[citation needed]

Parroquias

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The capital is the town of the same name. It is 2 km2 (0.77 sq mi) in size.

Villaviciosa includes 41 parroquias (parishes):

Notable people

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Notable buildings

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Church of San Salvador de Valdediós
pre-romanesque style

References

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  1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. ^ "Portada - Ayuntamiento de Villaviciosa". www.villaviciosa.es. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Hevia - MusicBrainz". musicbrainz.org. Retrieved 16 January 2019.