Gozón Explained

Gozón
Settlement Type:Municipality
Flag Size:150
Pushpin Map:Spain
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Spain
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Spain
Subdivision Type1:Autonomous community
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Asturias
Subdivision Type3:Comarca
Subdivision Name3:Avilés
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Luanco
Coordinates:43.61°N -5.79°W
Elevation Max M:133
Area Total Km2:81.72
Population Demonym:gozoniego/a
Population Density Km2:auto
Blank Name Sec1:Official language(s)
Blank Info Sec1:Bable, Spanish
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:33418, 33440, 33448, 33449, 33490
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Leader Title:Alcalde
Leader Name:Salvador Marcelino Fernández
Leader Party:PP

Gozón is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias, Spain. Its capital is the town of Luanco (also called Lluanco). The Cantabrian Sea lies on its northern edge, and it is bordered to the south by Corvera de Asturias, to the west by Avilés, and to the east by Carreño.

The municipality is a fishing port, and the location of the Cabo de Peñas (Cape of Boulders).

Toponymy

In decree 72/2005 of July 7, 2005, published in the Boletin Oficial del Principado de Asturias (BOPA; official bulletin of the Principality of Asturias) granted the Asturian forms of the municipal place names official status for all uses, with the exception of the capital Lluanco/Luanco, which maintains a bilingual name. Therefore, with this exception, the Asturian names are the only ones which can appear on road signs and official maps.

Climate

As with the rest of Asturias' populated areas, Gozón has a marine climate with a narrow average high temperature range between 13C – 23C. For the nearest weather station see the weather data for Gijón.

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