Bayas is one of eight
parishes (administrative divisions) in
Castrillón
Castrillón is a municipality in Asturias, located on the central coast. It has an area of 56.70 km² and a population of 22,361 inhabitants (in 2005). The most important population centres are the capital Piedras Blancas, Salinas, and R ...
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municipality
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within the province and
autonomous community
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ca, comunitat autònoma
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of
Asturias
Asturias (, ; ast, Asturies ), officially the Principality of Asturias ( es, Principado de Asturias; ast, Principáu d'Asturies; Galician-Asturian: ''Principao d'Asturias''), is an autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community in nor ...
, in northern
Spain
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Population
It has a population of 96 inhabitants (INE 2011) in 63 households.
Location
Bayas occupies an area of 6.25 km ². It is located in the northwest of the council, 8 km from the capital,
Piedras Blancas
Piedras Blancas is the capital town of the municipality of Castrillón, in the province of Asturias, Spain. It is west of Avilés, west of Gijón, northwest of Oviedo and east of Asturias Airport.
Piedras Blancas is a singular entity of pop ...
. It is bordered on the north by the
Cantabrian Sea
The Cantabrian Sea; french: Mer Cantabrique, gl, Mar Cantábrico, ast, Mar Cantábricu, eu, Kantauri. is the term used mostly in Spain to describe the coastal sea of the Atlantic Ocean that borders the northern coast of Spain and the southwest ...
, on the east by the parish of Naveces, on the south by Santiago del Monte, and on the west by the municipality of
Soto del Barco
Soto del Barco ( Asturian: Sotu'l Barcu) is a small, coastal municipality in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias, Spain. It is located on the banks of the mouth of the Nalón River Nalón can refer to:
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Within the parish, there is the natural monument of the island of La Deva and the Bayas beach area.
Populations
According to the 2009 list,
the parish is formed by the following populations:
*Bayas (village) 43.576171°, - 6.024933°: 43 inhabitants.
*Infiesta (locale) 43.569402° - 6.020905°: 34 inhabitants.
*Muniellas (El Camín de Muniellas in Asturian) (locale): 0 inhabitants.
*Navalón (locale) 43.572503° - 6.030425°: 32 inhabitants.
*El Pino (El Pinu) (locale): 0 inhabitants.
*El Plano (El Planu) (locale): 0 inhabitants.
*La Roza (L'Arandona) (locale): 14 inhabitants.
*El Sablón (El Camín de Sablón) (locale): 0 inhabitants.
Meanwhile, the village of Bayas is divided into the following districts:
*El Cueto 43.577747° - 6.020833°: 29 inhabitants.
*La Pedrera: 2 inhabitants.
*El Padrón: 12 inhabitants.
References
Parishes in Castrillón
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