Degaña (Asturias)

Degaña municipality
	Town hall of the municipality
Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Asturias
Comarca :	Narcea (Comarca)
Coordinates	42 ° 56 ′ N , 6 ° 34 ′ W Coordinates: 42 ° 56 ′ N , 6 ° 34 ′ W
Height :	847 msnm
Area :	87.16 km²
Residents :	921 (Jan. 1, 2019)
Population density :	10.57 inhabitants / km²
Postal code :	33812
Municipality number ( INE ):	33022
Nearest airport :	León Airport - Rozas Airport
administration
Mayor :	D. José Manuel Fernández Menéndez PP
Address of the municipal administration:	Carretera General, s / n - 33812 DEGAÑA - Tel .: +34 985 81 87 34
Website :	degania.org
Location of the municipality

Degaña is a municipality in the autonomous region of Asturias in Spain in the judicial district of Cangas del Narcea . The municipality is bordered by Cangas del Narcea to the north, Ibias to the west, and Castile and León to the south and east .

history

coat of arms

top left: the coat of arms of the Quiñones family
top right: the coat of arms of the Queipo de Llano family
Bottom left: reminds of the area's wealth of cattle
bottom right: reminiscent of mining

Until the Middle Ages

As almost everywhere in Asturias, finds from the Stone Age confirm the early settlement of the region. Several barrows can still be seen today.
The Romans also had several forts here with an appropriate infrastructure, which connected neighboring Ibias with its gold mines. There are still bridges that are still in use today.

Til today

The place is mentioned in a few medieval sources. It appears for the first time in 912 in a document from the monastery of Santiago de Degaña. However, the authenticity is doubted in professional circles.

In the 13th century, Degaña belonged to the Kingdom of León . Relations have continued to this day. The Quiñones and Queipo families were the dominant noble houses of the region until the beginning of the 19th century, which can still be seen in today's coat of arms.

geology

land

The mountain ranges of the Picos: Grallos (1,866 m), Chagonacho (1,870 m), Rubio (1,863 m) and the mountains of the Cordillera Cantábrica : Moreda (1,859 m), Bóveda (1,923 m) and the Peña de Trayecto (1,698 m) are the dominant geological formations.

rivers and lakes

The Rio Ibias is the largest river in the municipality, other rivers are:
Rio Las Corradas , Regueira de Vasa , Rio Regueiran

Transport links

Closest international airport: León Airport .
FEVE stops are in every place.
The AS-15 is the municipality's main thoroughfare.

politics

The nine seats in the municipal council are distributed as follows:

Historical development of the distribution of seats in the municipal council of Degaña
Political party	1979	1983	1987	1991	1995	1999	2003	2007	2011	2015
CD / AP / PP	0	1	0	1	0	2	1	3	4th	1
PSOE	4th	3	6th	4th	4th	3	3	3	4th	3
PCE / IU - BA / IU- Los Verdes	2	2	1	3	5	4th	3	3	1	2
UCD / CDS	4th		1
CIC			1
PAS - UNA				1
URAS							2
Non-party	1	3
PCPE										2
FAC										1
Total	11	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9

economy

Agriculture has been the main source of income for the municipality since time immemorial, especially cattle farming with all its ancillary businesses such as dairies, cheese factories, etc. The largest employer is still the mining industry, which still operates mines in neighboring Villablino . The service industry with the tourism industry is also the division with the greatest growth here.

**Employment figures for the municipality of Degaña in the economic sectors**
	Employees	Percentage
TOTAL	543	100
Agriculture, livestock and fishing	19th	3.50
Industry	394	72.56
Construction industry	27	4.97
Service companies	103	18.97
* Data from the Statistical Office for Economic Development in Asturias, status 2009 (PDF; 112 kB), SADEI