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Castropol is a municipality in Asturias, Spain. It is also the name of a parish within the municipality and a town within the parish.
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 Castropol seen from the east across the Eo river estuary c.1975 | |
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  Castropol Location in Spain | |
| Coordinates: 43°32′N 7°2′W | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Autonomous community |  Asturias |
| Province | Asturias |
| Comarca | Eo-Navia |
| Judicial district | Castropol |
| Capital | Castropol |
| Government | |
| • Alcalde | Francisco Javier Vinjoy Valea (PSOE) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 125.77 km2 (48.56 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 1,197 m (3,927 ft) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
| • Total | 3,470 |
| • Density | 28/km2 (71/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | castropolense |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 33760, 33768, 33769, 33778 and 33794 |
| Website | Official website |
The municipality of Castropol has a population of 3696 (INE, 2014). It is bounded on the north by the Cantabrian Sea and on the west by a coastal inlet, or ria, which separates it from the municipality of Ribadeo in Galicia, called the river Eo.[2] To the west it is bordered by Tapia de Casariego, by El Franco, Boal and other Asturian municipalities, and to the south by Vegadeo and Villanueva de Oscos.
Castropol is one of the municipalities in which Eonaviego, a Galician-Asturian dialect, is spoken.
Some examples of notable architecture include the 'Capilla del Campo' (15th century), the 'Palacio de Valledor' and 'Palacio de Marqueses de Santa Cruz de Marcenado' (16th-18th centuries, the 'Casa de las Cuatro Torres' (18th century), and the 'Parque de Vicente Loriente' and 'Casino/Casa de Cultura' (early 20th century).
Parishes
It has nine parishes (administrative divisions):
References
- Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- "Los 10 restaurantes imprescindibles del norte español". Vipealo. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
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[es] Castropol
Castropol es un concejo de la comunidad autónoma del Principado de Asturias, España, una parroquia de dicho concejo y una villa comprendida en esta parroquia. La villa de Castropol es la capital del concejo.[ru] Кастрополь (Испания)
Кастрополь (исп. Castropol) — муниципалитет в Испании, входит в провинцию Астурия. Муниципалитет находится в составе района (комарки) Эо-Навия. Занимает площадь 125,77 км². Население — 3 807 человек (на 2010 год).Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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