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Municipality in Asturias, Spain
Castropol
Municipality
Castropol seen from the east across the Eo river estuary c.1975Castropol seen from the east across the Eo river estuary c.1975
Flag of CastropolFlagCoat of arms of CastropolCoat of arms
Castropol is located in SpainCastropolCastropolLocation in Spain
Coordinates: 43°32′N 7°2′W / 43.533°N 7.033°W / 43.533; -7.033
Country Spain
Autonomous community Asturias
ProvinceAsturias
ComarcaEo-Navia
Judicial districtCastropol
CapitalCastropol
Government
 • AlcaldeFrancisco Javier Vinjoy Valea (PSOE)
Area
 • Total125.77 km (48.56 sq mi)
Highest elevation1,197 m (3,927 ft)
Population
 • Total3,470
 • Density28/km (71/sq mi)
Demonymcastropolense
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code33760, 33768, 33769, 33778 and 33794
WebsiteOfficial website

Castropol is a municipality in Asturias, Spain. It is also the name of a parish within the municipality and a town within the parish.

The municipality of Castropol has a population of 3696 (INE, 2014). It is bounded on the north by the Cantabrian Sea and on the west by a coastal inlet, or ria, which separates it from the municipality of Ribadeo in Galicia, called the river Eo. To the west it is bordered by Tapia de Casariego, by El Franco, Boal and other Asturian municipalities, and to the south by Vegadeo and Villanueva de Oscos.

Castropol is one of the municipalities in which Eonaviego, a Galician-Asturian dialect, is spoken.

Some examples of notable architecture include the 'Capilla del Campo' (15th century), the 'Palacio de Valledor' and 'Palacio de Marqueses de Santa Cruz de Marcenado' (16th-18th centuries, the 'Casa de las Cuatro Torres' (18th century), and the 'Parque de Vicente Loriente' and 'Casino/Casa de Cultura' (early 20th century).

Parishes

It has nine parishes (administrative divisions):

Memorial to Fernando Villaamil erected in 1911 in Castropol
Penarronda Beach
Castropol seen from Ribadeo.

References

  1. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. "Los 10 restaurantes imprescindibles del norte español". Vipealo. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
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