Candamo (Asturian: Candamu) is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias, Spain. It is bordered on the east by Las Regueras, on the south by Grado, on the north by Illas, Castrillón and Soto del Barco, and on the west by Pravia and Salas.
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Candamo
Candamu | |
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Municipality | |
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![]() ![]() Candamo Location in Spain | |
Coordinates: 43°26′48″N 6°3′29″W | |
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Province | Asturias |
Comarca | Avilés |
Judicial district | Pravia |
Capital | Grullos |
Government | |
• Alcalde | José Antonio García Vega (PSOE) |
Area | |
• Total | 71.97 km2 (27.79 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 613 m (2,011 ft) |
Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 1,985 |
• Density | 28/km2 (71/sq mi) |
Demonym | candamín / candamina |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 33828 and 33829 |
Website | Official website |
Around Candamo and specially on the shores of the Rio Nalon many paleolithic artifacts have been found. The first documentations about Candamo are from the 11th century and was found in an Monasterys Archive.
PSOE | PP | IU-BA | CDS | Andere | Total | |
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1979 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 11 |
1983 | 1 | 2 | 8 | - | 0 | 11 |
1987 | - | - | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 |
1991 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
1995 | 7 | 3 | 1 | - | 0 | 11 |
1999 | 9 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 11 |
2003 | 8 | 2 | 1 | - | 0 | 11 |
2007 | 8 | 2 | 1 | - | 0 | 11 |
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by: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de España - grafic for Wikipedia |
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