Candamo

Candamo (Asturian: Candamu) is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias, Spain. It is bordered on the east by Las Regueras, on the south by Grado, on the north by Illas, Castrillón and Soto del Barco, and on the west by Pravia and Salas.

Candamo

Candamu
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Coat of arms
Candamo
Location in Spain
Coordinates: 43°26′48″N 6°3′29″W
Country Spain
Autonomous community Asturias
ProvinceAsturias
ComarcaAvilés
Judicial districtPravia
CapitalGrullos
Government
  AlcaldeJosé Antonio García Vega (PSOE)
Area
  Total71.97 km2 (27.79 sq mi)
Highest elevation
613 m (2,011 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
  Total1,985
  Density28/km2 (71/sq mi)
Demonym(s)candamín / candamina
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
33828 and 33829
WebsiteOfficial website

History

Around Candamo and specially on the shores of the Rio Nalon many paleolithic artifacts have been found. The first documentations about Candamo are from the 11th century and was found in an Monasterys Archive.

Coat of arms

  • Left: the coat of arms from Grado.
  • Right: a symbol for the boards, Don Pelayo used, to build a bridge over the river, to cross with his soldiers.

Parishes

Politics


PSOEPPIU-BACDSAndereTotal
19791060411
1983128-011
1987--32611
19919020011
1995731-011
1999911-011
2003821-011
2007821-011

Demography

by: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de España - grafic for Wikipedia

Points of interest

  • El palacio de Valdés Bazán, from 17th century
  • La casa de la Torre,
  • El palacio de Cañedo
  • El palacio de los Casares in San Tirso

See also

References

  1. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.



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