Boal (Asturias)

Boal municipality
Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Asturias
Comarca :	Eo-Navia
Coordinates	43 ° 26 ′ N , 6 ° 49 ′ W Coordinates: 43 ° 26 ′ N , 6 ° 49 ′ W
Height :	192 msnm
Area :	120.28 km²
Residents :	1,505 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density :	12.51 inhabitants / km²
Postal code :	33720
Municipality number ( INE ):	33007
Nearest airport :	Asturias Airport 91.7 km
administration
Mayor :	José Antonio Barrientos ( PSOE ; 2006)
Address of the municipal administration:	Plaza del Ayuntamiento, s / n 33720 BOAL
Website :	www.concejodeboal.net
Location of the municipality

Boal ( Asturian Bual ) is a municipality in the autonomous community of Asturias in northern Spain .

location

The municipality is bounded by El Franco and Coaña in the north, Illano in the south , Castropol in the west and Villayón in the east .

history

In the cave of Cova del Demo (Cueva del Demonio en castellano) finds from the Bronze Age were discovered, dating from 1500 to 1100 BC. Have been dated. Proof of the long settlement of the entire region.

Dolmens and barrows in the villages Llaviada , Penouta (2004 by grave robbers damaged) and Los Mazos are further evidence of these early cultures.

Coin and ceramic finds in Vega de Ouria prove that there was further settlement and extensive trade relations, even during the occupation by the Romans .

In the Middle Ages , the region between the Rio Navia and Rio Eo rivers played a subordinate role. Felipe II founded the largest church in the region in 1584 .

During the Napoleonic Wars , the region was first designated as the municipality of Boal.

geology

land

The mountain ranges consisting mainly of limestone and sandstone with the Pico de la Bobia ( 1201 msnm ) as the highest elevation contain rich deposits of tungsten , some of which are even mined in open-cast mining.

Waters

The community is located on the middle reaches of the Navia . Several small streams and tributaries ensure sufficient irrigation of the region.

economy

The region is still characterized by livestock farming , mainly cattle and sheep are farmed here, with the related businesses such as cheese dairy and leather production and processing. The region is known for the honey produced here , of which the annual production is at least 20 tons.

While mining tungsten is an important source of income, it employs few people. The middle class can be found predominantly in the construction and commercial sectors.

The main employers are the medium-sized production and transport companies in nearby Castropol.

*Employment figures in the Boal municipality in the economic sectors*
	Employees	Percentage
TOTAL	522	100
Agriculture, livestock and fishing	139	26.63
Industry	22nd	4.21
Construction industry	33	6.32
Service companies	328	62.84
* Data from the Statistical Office for Economic Development in Asturias, status 2009 (PDF; 109 kB), SADEI

Population development

Source: INE graphic processing for Wikipedia

politics

The municipal council , which was reduced to 9 seats in 2011 , is elected every 4 years and is divided as follows:

Allocation of seats in the municipality of Boal
Political party	1979	1983	1987	1991	1995	1999	2003	2007	2011	2015
PSOE	3	5	6th	5	4th	6th	5	5	4th	6th
CD / AP / PP	0	4th	3	4th	5	4th	4th	4th	2	2
FAC									2
PCE / IU - BA	2	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	1	1
UCD / CDS	6th	1	1	1
Total	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	9	9