Somió

Somió
Parish
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CountrySpain
Autonomous communityAsturias
ProvinceAsturias
MunicipalityGijón
Population
 (2016)
 • Total
7,307

Somió is a parish (parroquia rural in Spanish) of the municipality of Gijón / Xixón, in Asturias, Spain.

Civil parishes are the legal subdivisions of the municipalities under the current statute of autonomy of Asturias.[1]

Its population was 6,800 in 2001 and 7,441 in 2012.

Somió is a coastal and residential 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)
  • El Rinconín

References

  1. ^ Estatuto de autonomía de Asturias Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine



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