Tapia de Casariego

Tapia de Casariego municipality
	Town hall of the municipality
Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Asturias
Comarca :	Eo-Navia
Coordinates	43 ° 34 ′ N , 6 ° 57 ′ W Coordinates: 43 ° 34 ′ N , 6 ° 57 ′ W
Height :	25 msnm
Area :	65.99 km²
Residents :	3,786 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density :	57.37 inhabitants / km²
Postal code :	33740
Municipality number ( INE ):	33070
administration
Address of the municipal administration:	Plaza Constitución s / n 33740 TAPIA DE CASARIEGO
Website :	tapiadecasariego.com
Location of the municipality

historic port

Beach promenade on the steep coast

Church in Tapia

Main beach of Tapia de Casariego

Museum in Tapia de Casariego

Tapia de Casariego (short: "Tapia") a municipality in the northwest of Asturias on the Costa Verde in Spain . It has an area of 65 square kilometers and 3786 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019).

location

Tapia is located directly on the coast of the Bay of Biscay about 15 km east of the border with Galicia . The coastal road A 8 runs through the municipality.

economy

Tapia has a fishing port in the center of the village . In addition, the city's economic focus today is tourism . The majority of the visitors come from Spain. The city offers a wide range of traditional shops and restaurants, both in the center and in the surrounding area. And the beach zone is very busy in summer.

**Employment figures of the municipality of Tapia de Casariego in the economic sectors**
	Employees	Percentage
TOTAL	1,497	100
Agriculture, livestock and fishing	372	24.85
Industry	93	6.21
Construction industry	173	11.56
Service companies	859	57.38
Source: Asturias Statistical Office for Economic Development

Population development of the municipality

Source: INE archive - graphic processing for Wikipedia

geology

land

Peñarronda beach

The subsoil, consisting mainly of limestone and sandstone , with the Pousadoiro (645 m) as the highest elevation, is typical for the region.

Waters

rivers and lakes

The municipality is crossed by the Río Porcia .

beaches

Penarronda Beach - 800 m
Serantes Beach - 200 m
Playa de La Paloma - 250 m
Playa de Los Campos - 250 m
Playa de Porcía - 200 m

climate

As in large parts of Asturias, the proximity to the Gulf Stream means that the climate here is almost Mediterranean, with warm, dry summers but cold winters, and in autumn there are sometimes relatively strong storms.

politics

Historical development in the municipal council of Tapia de Casariego
Political party	1979	1983	1987	1991	1995	1999	2003	2007	2011	2015
AP / PP		7th	6th	6th	7th	7th	7th	6th	4th	5
AE APT								3	4th
PSOE		3	4th	4th	4th	3	3	2	2	5
FAC									1	1
CEI-TC			1
UCD / CDS	8th			1
URAS						1	1
Non-party	5	3
Total	13	13	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11

Attractions

Ermita ( Hermitage ) de San Blas from the 16th century
Palacio (palace) de Cancio from the 16th century
Puerto (fishing port) pesquero de (in) Tapia
in Salave, Iglesia (church) parroquial
in Campos: Casona de los Magdalena
in La Roda: Santuario Santa María del Monte
in Serantes: Iglesia de San Andrés
in Villamil: Solar (Summer Palace) de los Yáñez de Villamil

Parroquias

The parish is divided into 4 parroquias .

Campos y Salave
La Roda
Serantes
Tapia de Casariego

Hamlets and villages

Mántaras,
La Veguiña 72 inhabitants (2008) 43 ° 30 ′ 7 ″ N , 6 ° 53 ′ 34 ″ W43.501908088056 -6.892667 78
El Valle de San Agustín 108 inhabitants (2008) 43 ° 29 ′ 45 ″ N , 6 ° 55 ′ 28 ″ W43.495915993333 -6.924437 127
Cabillón

swell

↑ 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).
↑ Data from the Statistical Office for Economic Development in Asturias , status 2009 (PDF; 79 kB), SADEI
^ Election results 2011 Spanish Ministry of the Interior
↑ Election results 2015 Spanish Ministry of the Interior ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2

Population figures see INE

Postcodes [1]

Height information Google Earth

Web links

Commons : Tapia de Casariego - collection of images, videos and audio files

[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] Data from the Statistical Office for Economic Development in Asturias , status 2009 (PDF; 79 kB), SADEI

[3] Election results 2011 Spanish Ministry of the Interior

[4] Election results 2015 Spanish Ministry of the Interior ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2