Gozón is a municipality in the

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of the

Principality 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 community in northwest Spain. It is coextensiv ...

, Spain. Its capital is the town of

Luanco Luanco ( Asturian: Lluanco) is the capital parish of the municipality of Gozón, within the province of Asturias, in northern Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , ...

(also called Lluanco). 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 southwe ...

lies on its northern edge, and it is bordered to the south by Corvera de Asturias, to the west by Avilés, and to the east by Carreño. The municipality is a fishing port, and the location of the Cabo de Peñas (Cape of Boulders).

Toponymy

In decree 72/2005 of July 7, 2005, published in the ''Boletin Oficial del Principado de Asturias'' (BOPA; official bulletin of the Principality of Asturias) granted the Asturian forms of the municipal place names official status for all uses, with the exception of the capital Lluanco/Luanco, which maintains a bilingual name. Therefore, with this exception, the Asturian names are the only ones which can appear on road signs and official maps.

Climate

As with the rest of Asturias' populated areas, Gozón has a marine climate with a narrow average high temperature range between – . For the nearest weather station see the weather data for

Gijón Gijón () or () is a city and municipality in north-western Spain. It is the largest city and municipality by population in the autonomous community of Asturias. It is located on the coast of the Cantabrian Sea in the Bay of Biscay, in the cent ...

Main sights

* Church of ''Santa María'' built in the 18th century * Palace ''Menéndez de la Pola'' * The Clock Tower, dating from 1705 * Mansion Valdés Pola * Mansion Mori' * Palace of Manzaneda, from 1700

Parishes

References

External links

Federación Asturiana de Concejos

Asociación de Turismo Rural del Cabo Peñas "El Faro"
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