Navia is a municipality in the
Autonomous Community
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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.
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, Spain. It lies on 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 ...
, and is bordered by the municipalities of
Villayón
Villayón () is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias, Spain. It is bordered on the north by Navia, on the west by Coaña, Boal and Illano, on the east by Valdés, Tineo y Allande and on the south by Alla ...
to the south,
Valdés to the east, and
Coaña
Coaña (Galician-Asturian: ''Cuaña'') is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias, Spain. It lies along the Cantabrian Sea to the north, and is bordered on the south by Boal, on the east by Navia and Villayó ...
to the west. It is also the name of a parish and a village in the municipality.
The
Navia River
The Navia is a river in northern Spain flowing South to North from Galicia into
the Autonomous Community of Asturias. It discharges into the Bay of Biscay through an estuary called ''Ría de Navia''.
See also
* List of rivers of Spain
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flows through the municipality.
Parishes
A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest, often termed a parish priest, who might be assisted by one or m ...
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Andés
Andés is one of eight Parish (administrative division), parishes (administrative divisions) in Navia (Spain), Navia, a Municipalities of Spain, municipality within the province and autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Asturias ...
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Anleo
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Navia
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Piñera
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Polavieja
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Puerto de Vega
Puerto de Vega is one of eight parishes (administrative divisions) in Navia, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.
In 1995, Puerto de Vega won the Prince of Asturias Award
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Villanueva
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Villapedre
References
External links
Web del Descenso de la ría del mismo nombreAsociación Juvenil de Navia (AJUNA)Club Natación Villa de Navia
Municipalities in Asturias
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