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It is located on the coast of the Cantabrian Sea in the Bay of Biscay, in the central-northern part of Asturias; it is approximately 24 km (15 mi) north-east of Oviedo, [3] the capital of Asturias, and 26 km (16 mi) from Avilés. With a population of 273,744 as of 2023, [4] Gijón is the 15th largest city in Spain.
Map of Spain with Asturias highlighted Municipal Map of Asturias. This is a list of the 78 municipalities in the province and autonomous community of Asturias, Spain, with their areas, populations and the comarca in which each is located.
Gijón (or, in Asturian, Xixón; official name: Gijón/Xixón) is one of eight comarcas (this is the Spanish word; the Asturian is cotarros), administrative divisions of Asturias, which is a province and an autonomous community in Spain. [1] The comarca of Gijón is divided into three municipalities (in Asturian conceyos). [2] From east to west ...
The Mediterranean Sea, between Africa and Europe The Atlantic Ocean around the plate boundaries (text is in Finnish). The African and European mainlands are non-contiguous, and the delineation between these continents is thus merely a question of which islands are to be associated with which continent.
Gijón Railway Station, also known as Gijón Sanz Crespo, is the main railway station of Gijón, Spain.Since 2011 it is located in Sanz Crespo street due to the works for the Metrotrén Asturias project. [2]
The following is a list of the ports in Spain declared to be of "general interest" and thus, under the exclusive competence of the General Administration of the State. [1] They are operated by 28 different port authorities , which are coordinated in turn by Puertos del Estado , a State-owned company.
The International Bagpipe Museum (Spanish: Museo internacional de la gaita) is located in Gijón, Asturias, Spain.The museum was founded in 1965, and moved to its current location, integrated in the Museum of the Asturian People, in 1975.
Despite being "the first iron and coal producing region" of Spain in the 1870s, [1] Asturias was not connected to the rest of the country by rail until 1884. This delay in railway connection was detrimental to "the growth possibilities of both regions", causing difficulties in transporting industrial and agricultural products to other markets.