Castrillón

The title of this article is ambiguous. Further meanings are listed under Castrillón (disambiguation) .

Castrillón municipality
coat of arms	Map of Spain
Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Asturias
Comarca :	Avilés
Coordinates	43 ° 33 ′  N , 5 ° 58 ′  W Coordinates: 43 ° 33 ′  N , 5 ° 58 ′  W
Height :	80  msnm
Area :	55.34 km²
Residents :	22,376 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density :	404.34 inhabitants / km²
Postal code :	33450, 33405 and 33456-33459
Municipality number  ( INE ):	33016
Nearest airport :	Asturias Airport 7.8 km
administration
Mayoress :	Yasmina Triguero Estévez ( IU )
Address of the municipal administration:	Plaza de Europa. Nº1 33450 Piedras Blancas, Tel .: [phone]
Website :	ayto-castrillon.es
Location of the municipality

Castrillón is a concejo (municipality) of the Autonomous Region of Asturias . It borders the Bay of Biscay to the north, Candamo and Illas to the south, Corvera and Avilés to the east, and Soto del Barco to the west . The capital Piedras Blancas is 35 kilometers from Oviedo. The Concejo has a railway connection to the Renfe network . Asturias Airport is located in the municipality of Santiago del Monte .

geography

With its long coastline, the county is one of the flattest regions in Asturias. The coast is formed by a series of beaches and cliffs, hence the nickname "County of the Seven Beaches", although there are of course more than seven beaches.

One of the seven beaches (Playón de Bayas)

climate

The municipality's oceanic climate means that there is little temperature fluctuation. The average annual temperature is 13 ° C, with moderate summers and mild winters with frequent rainfall comparable to the neighboring regions.

politics

The 21 seats of the municipal council are distributed as follows:

Distribution of seats in the municipal council of Castrillón
Political party	1979	1983	1987	1991	1995	1999	2003	2007	2011	2015	2019
AP / PP	1	6th	6th	6th	10	9	9	9	6th	6th	7th
PCA / IU / IU - BA	3	2	4th	5	5	6th	6th	7th	8th	8th	5
PSOE	6th	9	7th	8th	6th	6th	6th	5	3	3	5
CSP / PODEMOS										2	1
C's										1	2
FAC									4th	1	-
Vox											1
UCD / CDS	4th	-	4th	2
Non-party	3
Total	17th	17th	21st	21st	21st	21st	21st	21st	21st	21st	21st

coat of arms

• left (heraldic right): the victory cross and the (no longer existing) castle of Gauzón
• right (heraldic left): the half coat of arms of Aviles, to which Castrillón used to belong

economy

Employment figures in the municipality of Castrillón in the economic sectors

	Employees	Percentage
TOTAL	5,813	100
Agriculture, livestock and fishing	73	1.26
Industry	1,548	26.63
Construction industry	609	1048
Service companies	3,583	61.64
* Data from the Statistical Office for Economic Development in Asturias, status 2009 (PDF; 112 kB), SADEI

Population development

Source: INE - graphic processing for Wikipedia

Parroquias

• Bayas
• Laspra
• Naveces
• Pillarno
• Quiloño
• Salinas
• Santa María del Mar
• Santiago Del Monte

Regular events

Fiesta	month	Place / suburb
San Isidro Labrador	May	Castrillón
Las Bárzanas	end of May	Las Bárzanas
Raíces Nuevo	June	Raíces Nuevo
Pillarno	June	Pillarno
San Juan de Nieva	June	San Juan de Nieva
La Braña	June	La Braña
Jira a Pulide	end of June	Pulide
Piedras Blancas	First weekend in June	Piedras Blancas
Jira al Parque de la Libertad		Castrillón
Día de Castrillón	First weekend in July	Castrillón
San Martín de Laspra	July	Castrillón
San Miguel de Quiloño	July	Castrillón
Santiago del Monte	July	Castrillón
Bayas	July	Castrillón
Salinas	August	Salinas
Santa María del Mar	August	Santa María del Mar
Naveces	August	Naveces
Peregrinación a San Adriano		Castrillón
Vegarrozadas	September	Castrillón

Sons and daughters

• Ángela Vallina (* 1959), Spanish politician

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 : Castrillón  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Administration website (Spanish)