Carreño
| Carreño | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Municipality | |||
 View over Candás | |||
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 Location of Carreño | |||
  Carreño Location in Spain | |||
| Coordinates: 43°32′55″N 5°47′23″W / 43.54861°N 5.78972°W | |||
| Country |
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| Autonomous community |
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| Province | Asturias | ||
| Comarca | Gijón | ||
| Capital | Candás | ||
| Government | |||
| • Alcalde | Manuel Ángel Riego (PSOE) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 66.70 km2 (25.75 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 0 m (0 ft) | ||
| Population | |||
| • Total | 10,833 | ||
| • Density | 160/km2 (420/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | ||
| Postal code | 33430 | ||
| Official language(s) | Asturian | ||
| Website | Official website | ||
Carreño is a municipality in the autonomous community of the Principality of Asturias, Spain. It is bordered by Corvera de Asturias on the west, Gozón on the north, the Cantabrian Sea on the north and east, and Gijón on the east and south. Its capital is Candás.
History
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 1842 | 4,982 | — |
| 1860 | 6,052 | +1.09% |
| 1877 | 6,271 | +0.21% |
| 1887 | 7,091 | +1.24% |
| 1900 | 7,533 | +0.47% |
| 1910 | 8,962 | +1.75% |
| 1920 | 8,876 | −0.10% |
| 1930 | 10,256 | +1.46% |
| 1940 | 10,009 | −0.24% |
| 1950 | 9,931 | −0.08% |
| 1960 | 11,128 | +1.14% |
| 1970 | 11,529 | +0.35% |
| 1980 | 11,470 | −0.05% |
| 1990 | 11,009 | −0.41% |
| 2000 | 10,557 | −0.42% |
| 2001 | 10,567 | +0.09% |
| 2002 | 10,527 | −0.38% |
| 2003 | 10,431 | −0.91% |
| 2004 | 10,435 | +0.04% |
| 2005 | 10,716 | +2.69% |
| 2006 | 10,842 | +1.18% |
| 2007 | 10,826 | −0.15% |
| Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de España | ||
Almost everywhere in Asturias, of course also in Carreño, artifacts from the Neolithic era were found. Tumuli, dolmens and hill forts in the region shows the 100,000-year-old history.
Parishes
Parroquias Map
(The number preceding the parish name refers to its location on the parroquias map)
Politics
| Partido | 1979 | 1983 | 1987[1] | 1991[1] | 1995[1] | 1999[1] | 2003[1] | 2007[1] | 2011[2] | 2015[1] |
| FSA-PSOE | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| CD / AP / PP | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Somos | 4 | |||||||||
| PCE / IU-BA / IU-The Greens | 5 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| BA | 1 | |||||||||
| Unidá | ||||||||||
| FAC | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
| UICA | 4 | 3 | 1 | |||||||
| CA-UN | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| PCPE | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| URAS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| PAS-UNA / PAS / URAS-PAS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| UCD / CDS | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||||||
| CAS | 1 | |||||||||
| AA / Andecha por Carreño | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Independents | 2 | |||||||||
| Total | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Culture
Faro de Candás
- La iglesia de San Félix church built under Fruela II in the 9th century
- La iglesia de Santa María de Logrezana church finished in the 19th century.
- La iglesia de Santa María de Piedeloro church built in the 13th century
- La iglesia parroquial de Ambás parish church from the 18th century
- La ermita de San Antonio hermitage from the 16th century
- El palacio de Estrada Mora palace from the 16th century
Notable people
- Antón de Marirreguera, 17th-century writer, and one of the first to write in Asturian.
- Juan Carreño de Miranda (March 1614 - September 1685) was a Spanish painter of the Baroque period.
References
External links
- Ayuntamiento de Carreño
- Diario de noticias e información sobre Candás y Carreño (in Spanish)
- Federación Asturiana de Concejos (in Spanish)
- Página web sobre Candás (in Spanish)
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