Somió is a parish (parroquia rural in Spanish) of the municipality of Gijón / Xixón, in Asturias, Spain.
Somió | |
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| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Asturias |
| Province | Asturias |
| Municipality | Gijón |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 7,307 |
Civil parishes are the legal subdivisions of the municipalities under the current statute of autonomy of Asturias.[1]
Its population was 6,800 in 2001 and 7,441 in 2012.
Somió is a coastal and residential district which borders the municipality of Villaviciosa in the east.
Neighborhoods and places
editSomió nowadays includes 10 neighborhoods (that's the reason for the flag of Somió to have a 10-pointed star):
- Fuexo
- La Pipa
- El Pisón
- La Corolla
- San Llorienzo
- Les Caseríes
- La Redonda
- Fontanía-La Guía
- Foxanes
- Candenal
Beaches
editWithin the district, there are the following beaches:
- La Ñora
- Estañu
- Serín
- Peñarrubia (nude beach)
- El Rinconín
References
edit- ^ Estatuto de autonomía de Asturias Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
External links
edit- "San Julián" de Somió - Neighborhood association official website
- Official Toponyms - Principality of Asturias website.
- Official Toponyms: Laws - BOPA Nº 229 - Martes, 3 de octubre de 2006 & DECRETO 105/2006, de 20 de septiembre, por el que se determinan los topónimos oficiales del concejo de Gijón.
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