Soto del Barco

Sotu'l Barcu parish
Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Asturias
Comarca :	Avilés (Comarca)
Coordinates	43 ° 32 ′ N , 6 ° 4 ′ W Coordinates: 43 ° 32 ′ N , 6 ° 4 ′ W
Height :	467 msnm
Area :	35 km²
Residents :	3,866 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density :	110.46 inhabitants / km²
Postal code :	33126
Municipality number ( INE ):	33069
Nearest airport :	Asturias Airport 6.7 km
administration
Address of the municipal administration:	Pl.Herminio de la Noval, 1, 33126 SOTO DEL BARCO
Website :	sotodelbarco.com
Location of the municipality

Soto del Barco is a Concejo (a municipality ) in the Autonomous Region of Asturias . (In Asturias and Galicia the Concejos correspond to the Municipios in the rest of Spain.)

It is bordered to the north by the Bay of Biscay , to the south by Candamo and Pravia , to the east by Castrillón, and to the west by the Río Nalón .

The Concejo has a bus station on the Renfe network .

Population development of the municipality

Source: INE archive - graphic processing for Wikipedia

Due to the crisis in the fishing industry, the city is suffering from permanent emigration.

politics

Historical development in the municipal council of Soto del Barco
Political party	1979	1983	1987	1991	1995	1999	2003	2007	2011	2015
CISB									6th	7th
PSOE	5	5	6th	7th	8th	8th	8th	7th	2	1
CD / AP / PP	5	6th	2	1	3	2	2	3	2	1
FAC									1	1
PCE / IU - BA	1	1					1	1		1
UCD / CDS	2	1	1	1
CI-PUCM			4th	3
UMP				1
URAS						1
Total	13	13	13	13	11	11	11	11	11	11

economy

**Employment figures in the municipality of Soto del Barco in the economic sectors**
	Employees	Percentage
TOTAL	803	100
Agriculture, livestock and fishing	75	9.34
Industry	51	6.35
Construction industry	104	12.95
Service companies	573	71.36
* Data from the Statistical Office for Economic Development in Asturias, status 2009 (PDF file; 73 kB) , SADEI

Culture and sights

Castillo de San Martín (Castle of San Martin), the oldest and most important building in the city in El Castillo, 1.5 km away
Ferrera Palace from the 16th century