Asturias
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Summary
Asturias is an autonomous community of Spain[1]. Asturias draws 18,286 Wikipedia views per month (autonomous community of spain category, ranking #6 of 15).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Spain[3]
- Country: Spain[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Cantabrian Sea[5]
- Head of government: Adrián Barbón Rodríguez[6]
- Instance of: region of Spain[7]
- Capital: Oviedo City[8]
- Official language: Spanish[9]
- Shares border with: Galicia[10], Castile and León[11], Cantabria[12]
- Anthem: Asturias, patria querida[13]
- Named after: Principality of Asturias[14]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Province of Asturias[15]
- Flag: flag of Asturiass[16]
- Legislative body: General Junta of the Principality of Asturias[17]
- Executive body: Government of the Principality of Asturias[18]
- Highest judicial authority: High Court of Justice of Asturias[19]
- Coat of arms: coat of arms of Asturias[20]
- Part of: Green Spain[21]
- Commons category: Asturias[22]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[23], UTC+02:00[24]
- Highest point: Torre Cerredo[25]
- Public holiday: Día de Asturias[26]
- Official website: https://asturias.es[27]
- Topic's main category: Category:Asturias[28]
- Commons gallery: Asturias[29]
- Population: 1,011,792[30], 1,008,028[31], 1,045,635[32]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Asturias include Asturias Airport[33], an international airport[34], in Spain[35], founded in 1968[36]; Regulatory Council of the Denomination of Protected Origin Sidra de Asturias[37], a government agency[38]; and asturies.com[39], an online newspaper[40], in Spain[41], founded in 1997[42], headquartered in Gijón[43].
Why It Matters
Asturias has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] Asturias is known by 47 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]
Entities named for Asturias include Asturias Airport[33], an international airport[34], in Spain[35], founded in 1968[36]; Regulatory Council of the Denomination of Protected Origin Sidra de Asturias[37], a government agency[38]; and asturies.com[39], an online newspaper[40], in Spain[41], founded in 1997[42], headquartered in Gijón[43].