The Asón-Agüera

comarca A ''comarca'' (, or , or ) is a traditional region or local administrative division found in Portugal, Spain and some of their former colonies, like Brazil, Nicaragua, and Panama. The term is derived from the term ''marca'', meaning a " ...

is a historical region of

Cantabria Cantabria (, also , , Cantabrian: ) is an autonomous community in northern Spain with Santander as its capital city. It is called a ''comunidad histórica'', a historic community, in its current Statute of Autonomy. It is bordered on the ea ...

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. It is located in the upper courses of the

Asón The Asón is a river in Northern Spain, flowing through the Autonomous Community of Cantabria. Its source is in the Collados del Asón Natural Park. It flows into the Cantabrian Sea in the town of Colindres, where it forms the Santoña estuary ...

and Agüera rivers, near the border with Vizcaya in the Basque Country. The comarca encompasses the basin of the Asón river and its tributaries such as the Gándara. The region was part of the historical territories of the Valley of Soba and Ruesga Villaverde, and the Merindad de Vecio (Junta de Parayas, Villas Laredo, Seña and clean, and Valle de Guriezo).

Municipalities

Ampuero Ampuero is a municipality located in the autonomous community of Cantabria, Spain. It is surrounded by the municipalities of Limpias, Liendo, Voto, Cantabria, Voto, Guriezo and Rasines. Its strategic location in the centre of the Asón-Agüera Cou ...

* Arredondo. * Guriezo. * Limpias. * Ramales de la Victoria. * Rasines. *

Ruesga Ruesga () is a municipality in Cantabria Province, Spain. It includes the following 6 villages: Calseca, Matienzo, Mentera Barruelo, Ogarrio, Riva (capital) and Valle Valle may refer to: * Valle (surname) Geography *"Valle", the cultural ...

. * Soba. *

Valle de Villaverde Valle de Villaverde (also, until 2005, Villaverde de Trucíos
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. At the start of 2018, the total population of the region (according to the INE) was 15,087 inhabitants (see table). The three most populated centers are: Ampuero (4,219), Ramales de Victoria (2,881) and Guriezo (2,347). Lesser populated places are: Valle de Villaverde (286) Arredondo (470) and Rasines (952).

Geography

Asón Valley is known for its rugged solid limestone, which house inside caving extraordinary wealth and ancient forests of beech, oak and holm undoubtedly the most notable in the eastern part of Cantabria. Soba Valley is crossed by the Gandara River, a tributary of the

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. Historical and municipal limits of Soba exceed those of geographically understood valley, and also include the headwaters of the

, the right bank of the valley of the river Miera (Valdició village in the municipality of Soba) and the left bank of the valley of the river Calera, bordering with the province of Vizcaya.

Highlights

Archaeological sites: *Ramales ( Ramales de la Victoria) *Cueva del Valle (Rasines) *Arboretum of Liendo

Gallery

Image:Valle_de_Matienzo.jpg, Valle de Matienzo en

. Image:Vista_aerea_de_Rasines.JPG, Vista aérea de Rasines. Image:Ampuero_desde_el_aire.jpg, Vista aérea de

. Image:Iglesia_sena_limpias.jpg, Iglesia de la localidad de Seña, en Limpias.

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