Carreño

This article covers the Spanish place. For people known by this name, see Carreño (disambiguation) .

Carreño municipality
coat of arms	Map of Spain
Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Asturias
Comarca :	Gijón
Coordinates	43 ° 10 ′  N , 6 ° 33 ′  W Coordinates: 43 ° 10 ′  N , 6 ° 33 ′  W
Height :	873  msnm
Area :	66.75 km²
Residents :	10,337 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density :	154.86 inhabitants / km²
Postal code :	33438
Municipality number  ( INE ):	33014
Nearest airport :	Asturias Airport 81.7 km
administration
Mayor :	Manuel Ángel Riego ( PSOE )
Website :	ayto-carreno.es/es/
Location of the municipality

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

geography

The municipality with 10,337 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019) is one of the smaller with an area of ​​around 67 km². The administrative seat of the municipal council is Candás.

history

As almost everywhere in Asturias, finds from the Neolithic period confirm the early settlement of the region.

Several barrows , dolmens and ramparts can still be seen today.

coat of arms

It has been used since 1866.

politics

The 17 seats of the municipal council are elected every four years and are divided as follows:

Allocation of seats in the municipality of Carreño
Political party	1979	1983	1987	1991	1995	1999	2003	2007	2015	2011
PSOE	4th	3	3	3	4th	7th	5	6th	6th	6th
CD / AP / PP	1	4th	2	3	5	4th	3	4th	4th	4th
FAC									2
PCE / IU / IU-BA / IU-BA- Los Verdes / IU-Los Verdes	5	10	9	10	7th	3	3	2	1
BA							1
UICA							4th	3	1
CA-UN									1
PCPE									1
URAS						3	1	1
Somos Carreño										4th
UCD / CDS	5		3	1
CAS					1
AA / Andecha Car							1	1
Independientes	2
Total	17th	17th	17th	17th	17th	17th	17th	17th	17th	17th

economy

Employment figures of the municipality of Carreño in the economic sectors

	Employees	Percentage
TOTAL	6,554	100
Agriculture, livestock and fishing	199	3.04
Industry	2,745	41.88
Construction industry	956	14.59
Service companies	2,654	40.49
* Data from the Statistical Office for Economic Development in Asturias, status 2009 (PDF; 109 kB), SADEI

Parroquias

The Concejo Carreño is divided into twelve parroquias :

Map of the Parroquias

(The number in front of the name refers to the location on the overview map)

1. Candás
2. Perlora
3. Albandi
4. Carrió
5. Pervera
6. Prendes
7. Piedeloro
8. Logrezana
9. Guimarán
10. El Valle
11. Ambás
12. Tamón

Administration of Carreño

climate

According to the coastal area on the Bay of Biscay, the climate is maritime and humid with pleasantly mild summers and also mild, rarely severe winters. Due to the Picos de Europa in the hinterland, fog is to be expected in spring and autumn.

Population development

Source: INE graphic processing for Wikipedia

Nature experiences

The “wild and romantic” coast with its mixture of cliffs and bays with sandy beaches characterize the coastline as everywhere in Asturias. The mountainous hinterland invites you to go hiking in beautiful nature.

sons and daughters of the town

• Antón de Marirreguera first author of the Asturian Codex in the 17th century
• Enrique Rodríguez - bronze medalist of the 1972 Olympic Games

Attractions

Numerous centuries-old aristocratic houses and "fishermen's huts" as well as a cozy old town characterize the place. The churches are partly decorated in the Romanesque and Gothic style with “folk” paintings.

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
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.  

Web links

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

• Information about Candás and Carreño (Spanish)
• San Felix website about Candás (Spanish)