Puerto de Vega is one of eight parishes (administrative divisions) in Navia, a

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within the province and

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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

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. In 1995, Puerto de Vega won the

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to the Exemplary Town of Asturias.

Villages

* Puerto de Vega * Santa Marina * Soirana * Vega * Cima y Vigo

Notable people

Álvaro de Navia Osorio y Vigil, Marqués de Santa Cruz de Marcenado Álvaro (, , ) is a Spanish, Galician and Portuguese male given name and surname (see Spanish naming customs) of Visigothic origin. Some claim it may be related to the Old Norse name Alfarr, formed of the elements ''alf'' "elf" and ''arr'' "warri ...

Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos (born Gaspar Melchor de Jove y Llanos, 5 January 1744 – 27 November 1811) was a Spanish neoclassical statesman, author, philosopher and a major figure of the Age of Enlightenment in Spain. Life and influence of ...

, statesman and poet (1744–1811), died here Parishes in Navia {{asturias-geo-stub