Bayas is one of eight
parishes (administrative divisions)
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in
Castrillón
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, a
municipality
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within the province and
autonomous community
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of
Asturias
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, 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,
Piedrasblancas
Piedrasblancas 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.
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. It is bordered on the north by the
Cantabrian Sea
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, on the east by the parish of Naveces, on the south by Santiagu'l Monte, and on the west by the municipality of
Sotu'l Barcu.
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.
*El Camín de Muniellas (locale): 0 inhabitants.
*Navalón (locale) 43.572503° - 6.030425°: 32 inhabitants.
*El Pinu (locale): 0 inhabitants.
*L'Arandona (locale): 0 inhabitants.
*La Roza (locale): 14 inhabitants.
*El Camín de Sablón (locale): 0 inhabitants.
Meanwhile, the village of Bayas is divided into the following districts:
*El Cuetu 43.577747° - 6.020833°: 29 inhabitants.
*La Pedrera: 2 inhabitants.
*El Padrón: 12 inhabitants.
References
Parishes in Castrillón
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