Somió is a
parish
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(''parroquia rural'' in
Spanish
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) of the
municipality
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of
Gijón / Xixón
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 ...
, in
Asturias
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, Spain.
Civil parishes are the legal subdivisions of the municipalities under the current statute of autonomy of Asturias.
Estatuto de autonomía de Asturias
Its population was 6,800 in 2001 and 7,441 in 2012.
Somió is a coastal and residential
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district which borders the municipality of Villaviciosa in the east.
Neighborhoods and places
Somió nowadays includes 10 neighborhoods (that's the reason for the flag of Somió to have a 10-pointed star):
*Fuexo
*La Pipa
*El Pisón
*La Corolla
*San Llorienzo
*Les Caseríes
*La Redonda
*Fontanía-La Guía
*Foxanes
*Candenal
Beaches
Within the district, there are the following beaches:
*La Ñora
*Estañu
*Serín
*Peñarrubia (nude beach
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)
*El Rinconín
References
External links
"San Julián" de Somió
- Neighborhood association
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official website
Official Toponyms
- Principality of Asturias website.
- ''BOPA Nº 229 - Martes, 3 de octubre de 2006'' & ''DECRETO 105/2006, de 20 de septiembre, por el que se determinan los topónimos oficiales del concejo de Gijón.''
Parishes in Gijón
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