Cangas de Onís

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Cangas de Onís municipality
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Coat of arms of Cangas de Onís
Cangas de Onís (Spain)
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Basic data
Autonomous Community : AsturiasAsturias Asturias
Comarca : Oriente
Coordinates 43 ° 21 ′  N , 5 ° 8 ′  W Coordinates: 43 ° 21 ′  N , 5 ° 8 ′  W
Height : 87  msnm
Area : 212.75 km²
Residents : 6,163 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density : 28.97 inhabitants / km²
Postal code : 33547 to 33559
Municipality number  ( INE ): 33012
Nearest airport : Asturias airport
administration
Mayor : José Manuel González Castro PP
Address of the municipal administration: Avda.de Covadonga s / n - 33550 - Cangas de Onís
Website : cangasdeonis.com
Location of the municipality
Cangues d Onis Asturies map.svg

Cangas de Onís is a place in the east of the Spanish province of Asturias . It is the capital of the municipality of the same name and is located in the valley of the Sella and Güeña rivers . Cangas de Onis was the seat of the rulers of the Kingdom of Asturias until 774 . Over 7000 hectares of the area belong to the Picos de Europa National Park . The pilgrimage site of Covadonga also belongs to the community of Cangas de Onís .

history

737 died Pelayo , the founder of the Asturian kingdom , Cangas de Onis.

politics

The 13 seats of the municipal council are elected every 4 years and are divided as follows:

Distribution of seats in the municipal council of Cangas de Onís
Political party 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015
PSOE 4th 7th 6th 7th 8th 7th 6th 3
PP 8th 5 7th 5 5 6th 4th 8th
CDS 1 1
URAS 1
FAC 3 1
CANGUES PUEDE 1
Total 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13

economy

Employment figures of the municipality of Cangas de Onís in the economic sectors
Employees Percentage
TOTAL 2,573 100
Agriculture, livestock and fishing 338 13.14
Industry 148 5.75
Construction industry 229 8.90
Service companies 1,858 72.21
* Data from the Statistical Office for Economic Development in Asturias, status 2009 (PDF; 118 kB) , SADEI

Population development

Source: INE graphic processing for Wikipedia

Attractions

Parroquias

The municipality of Cangas de Onís is divided into 11 parroquias:

Sons and daughters

  • Romanesque bridge

  • Church of the Holy Cross from the 15th century

  • town hall

Web links

Commons : Cangas de Onís  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  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 , 2011
  3. ↑ 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. , 2015  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / elecciones.mir.es