Salas, Asturias

Salas
Municipality

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Salas
Location in Spain
Coordinates: 43°24′N 6°15′W / 43.400°N 6.250°W / 43.400; -6.250
Country  Spain
Autonomous community  Asturias
Province Asturias
Comarca Oviedo
Capital Salas
Government
 • Alcalde Sergio Hidalgo Alfonso (FAC)
Area
 • Total 227.11 km2 (87.69 sq mi)
Highest elevation 923 m (3,028 ft)
Population
 • Total 6,195
 • Density 27/km2 (71/sq mi)
Demonym(s) salense
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code 33860
Website www.ayto-salas.es

Municipal Hall of Salas.

Salas (also known as San Martin de Salas)[1] is a town and concejo (municipality) in the Principality of Asturias. It lies on the road from San Sebastián to Santiago de Compostela, and on a small subtributary of the river Narcea. It is bordered on the north by Valdés, Cudillero and Pravia, to south by Belmonte de Miranda, to the east by Pravia, Candamo and Grado, and to the west by Tineo and Valdés.

Salas is a mountainous region in which coal-mining and agriculture are the principal industries. The products of this region are sent for export to Cudillero, a small harbour on the Bay of Biscay.

Parishes

Politics

Elecciones municipales
Partido 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011
PSOE 0 6 6 9 8 10 8 7 6
FAC 5
PP 4 7 5 4 5 2 5 5 2
IU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
UCA 5
UCD/CDS 4 - 2 0
CIS 1
Total 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13

Culture

There are several buildings of importance in Salas, the Palacio de Doriga, Palacio de Valdés and Castillo de Salas, among others.

References

  1. ↑ "Official site of the municipality of Salas (Spanish)".

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Salas". Encyclopædia Britannica. 24 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 60.


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