Coaña

Coaña municipality
	Town hall of the municipality
Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Asturias
Comarca :	Eo-Navia
Coordinates	43 ° 31 ′ N , 6 ° 45 ′ W Coordinates: 43 ° 31 ′ N , 6 ° 45 ′ W
Height :	24 msnm
Area :	65.80 km²
Residents :	3,315 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density :	50.38 inhabitants / km²
Founding:	970
Postal code :	33795
Municipality number ( INE ):	33018
administration
Mayor :	Salvador Méndez Méndez ( PP ) (2006)
Address of the municipal administration:	Plaza del Ayuntamiento, s / n, 33.795 Coaña, Tel .: +34 985 47 35 35 - 985 63 08 01
Website :	ayuntamientodecoana.com
Location of the municipality

Remains of the hill fort of Coaña

Coaña is a municipality in the autonomous region of Asturias in northern Spain .

location

The municipality is bordered to the north by the Cantabrian Sea , to the south by Boal , to the west by El Franco , to the east by the Navia , Navia and Villayón rivers .

history

Remains of ramparts from prehistoric times in Coaña ( Castro de Coaña ) and Mohias attest to the long settlement of the entire region.

From the Middle Ages there are records from the Cartavio monastery , the castle, Castillo de Aguilar , and the church of Oviedo , which date the village / s to the year 970.

During the 12th and 13th centuries, Alfonso VII began dividing the region; so the community Coaña was divided between the dioceses of Oviedo and Lugo .

In the 16th century, under the rule of Felipe II, the entire administration was transferred from Coaña to Castropol .

During the Spanish Civil War , Coaña was home to the entire region's military hospital .

geology

land

The subsoil, consisting mainly of limestone and sandstone , with the Pico Lebredo (834 m) as the highest elevation, is typical of the entire coastal region with its steep cliffs , bays , meadows and forests. In the hinterland are the mountains Pico Lebredo (834 m), Pico del Águila , Alto del Moqueiro (756 m) and Pico Vidrosa (641 m).

Waters

The municipality is crossed by the Navia and two of its tributaries, the Meiro and the Palmión .

climate

Due to the proximity to the Gulf Stream , the climate here is almost Mediterranean, with warm summers and mild winters, and in spring and autumn there are sometimes relatively strong storms. Due to this climate, the eucalyptus tree is widespread in the region .

economy

**Employment figures in the Coaña municipality in the economic sectors**
	Employees	Percentage
TOTAL	1,380	100
Agriculture, livestock and fishing	185	13.41
Industry	149	10.80
Construction industry	235	17.03
Service companies	811	58.77
* Data from the Asturias Statistical Office for Economic Development. Status 2009 (PDF; 111 kB), SADEI

Population development

Source: INE graphic processing for Wikipedia

politics

The 11 seats of the municipal council are elected every 4 years and are divided as follows:

Historical development of the distribution of seats in the local council of Coaña
Political party	1979	1983	1987	1991	1995	1999	2003	2007	2011	2015
CD / AP / PP		4th	3	2	2	4th	7th	7th	9	8th
PSOE	4th	6th	7th	6th	1	2	3	4th	2	2
PCE / IU / IU- BA / IU- Los Verdes	1			1		1	1
UCD / CDS	4th	1	1	2
ICO					8th
URAS / URAS- PAS						4th	0
Independientes	2
Coaneses										1
Total	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11

Attractions

Castro de Coaña , hill fort from the Iron Age

Castro de Mohias, hill fort in Mohias

Santa María de Cartavio, church building from 976

Gastronomic

The cheese " Queso de Abredo " is produced in the hamlet of Abranedo (Abredo), in the Rarroquia Folgueras , and is known beyond the borders of Spain.

Festivals and Celebrations

July 16 - El Carmen in Ortiguera
August 7th - San Cayetano in Sequeiro
1st weekend of September - La Caridad y San Agustín in Ortigueras
October - La Festividad de Nuestra Señora del Rosario in Coaña.
December 26th - La fiesta de San Esteban in San Esteban.

Parroquias

The municipality of Coaña is divided into 7 parroquias:

Cartavio - 602 inhabitants (2006)
Coaña - 421 inhabitants (2006)
Folgueras - 816 inhabitants (2006)
Lebredo - 31 inhabitants (2006)
Mohías - 986 inhabitants (2006)
Trelles - 290 inhabitants (2006)
Villacondide - 349 inhabitants (2006)

(Source: INE )

Individual evidence

↑ Cifras oficiales de población resultantes de la revisión del Padrón municipal a 1 de enero . Population statistics from the Instituto Nacional de Estadística (population update).

↑ 2011 Spanish Ministry of the Interior

↑ 2015 Spanish Ministry of the Interior ( Memento of the original from June 13, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2

Web links

Commons : Coaña - collection of images, videos and audio files

[1] Cifras oficiales de población resultantes de la revisión del Padrón municipal a 1 de enero . Population statistics from the Instituto Nacional de Estadística (population update).

[2] 2011 Spanish Ministry of the Interior