Pravia Explained

Pravia
Settlement Type:Municipality
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
Subdivision Type4:Judicial district
Subdivision Name4:Pravia
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Pravia
Coordinates:43.4833°N -12°W
Elevation Max M:678
Area Total Km2:102.96
Population Demonym:praviano/a
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:33120
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Leader Title:Alcalde
Leader Name:Antonio de Luis Solar
Leader Party:PSOE

Pravia is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias in Spain. It is bordered on the north by Cudillero and Muros de Nalón, on the east by Candamo and Soto del Barco, on the west by Cudillero and Salas, and on the south by Candamo and Salas.

Since 774, when King Silo established his court at Santianes de Pravia, until the reign of Alfonso II, it was the capital of the kingdom of Asturias.

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