Asón-Agüera Explained

Asón-Agüera
Native Name Lang:es
Settlement Type:Comarca
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Spain
Subdivision Type1:Autonomous community
Subdivision Name1:Cantabria
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Cantabria
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Ramales de la Victoria
Parts Type:Municipalities
Parts Style:list
P1:Guriezo, Limpias, Ramales de la Victoria, Rasines, Ruesga, Soba, Valle de Villaverde
Area Total Km2:261.28
Population Total:15087
Population As Of:1.1.2018
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Demonym:asonero, -a
Blank Name Sec1:Largest municipality
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+1
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Area Code Type:Dialing code

The Asón-Agüera comarca is a historical region of Cantabria, Spain. It is located in the upper courses of the Asón and Agüera rivers, near the border with Vizcaya in the Basque Country. The comarca encompasses the basin of the Asón river and its tributaries such as the Gándara. The region was part of the historical territories of the Valley of Soba and Ruesga Villaverde, and the Merindad de Vecio (Junta de Parayas, Villas Laredo, Seña and clean, and Valle de Guriezo).

Municipalities

bgcolor=black colspan=8 style="color:white;"Most Populated Places
width=4% Rankwidth=87% Municipalitywidth=9% Population 2018
Ampuero4,219
Ramales de la Victoria2,881
Guriezo2,347

At the start of 2018, the total population of the region (according to the INE) was 15,087 inhabitants (see table). The three most populated centers are: Ampuero (4,219), Ramales de Victoria (2,881) and Guriezo (2,347). Lesser populated places are: Valle de Villaverde (286) Arredondo (470) and Rasines (952).

Geography

Asón Valley is known for its rugged solid limestone, which house inside caving extraordinary wealth and ancient forests of beech, oak and holm undoubtedly the most notable in the eastern part of Cantabria.

Soba Valley is crossed by the Gandara River, a tributary of the Assos River. Historical and municipal limits of Soba exceed those of geographically understood valley, and also include the headwaters of the Asón, the right bank of the valley of the river Miera (Valdició village in the municipality of Soba) and the left bank of the valley of the river Calera, bordering with the province of Vizcaya.

Highlights

Archaeological sites:

Gallery

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