Castropol Explained

Castropol
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:Eo-Navia
Subdivision Type4:Judicial district
Subdivision Name4:Castropol
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Castropol
Coordinates:43.5333°N -9°W
Elevation Max M:1197
Area Total Km2:125.77
Population Demonym:castropolense
Population Density Km2:auto
Blank Name Sec1:Official language(s)
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:33760, 33768, 33769, 33778 and 33794
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Leader Title:Alcalde
Leader Name:Francisco Javier Vinjoy Valea
Leader Party:PSOE

Castropol is a municipality in Asturias, Spain. It is also the name of a parish within the municipality and a town within the parish.

The municipality of Castropol has a population of 3696 (INE, 2014). It is bounded on the north by the Cantabrian Sea and on the west by a coastal inlet, or ria, which separates it from the municipality of Ribadeo in Galicia, called the river Eo.[1] To the west it is bordered by Tapia de Casariego, by El Franco, Boal and other Asturian municipalities, and to the south by Vegadeo and Villanueva de Oscos.

Castropol is one of the municipalities in which Eonaviego, a Galician-Asturian dialect, is spoken.

Some examples of notable architecture include the 'Capilla del Campo' (15th century), the 'Palacio de Valledor' and 'Palacio de Marqueses de Santa Cruz de Marcenado' (16th-18th centuries, the 'Casa de las Cuatro Torres' (18th century), and the 'Parque de Vicente Loriente' and 'Casino/Casa de Cultura' (early 20th century).

Parishes

It has nine parishes (administrative divisions):

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Los 10 restaurantes imprescindibles del norte español . Vipealo . 23 December 2020.