Avilés
city and municipality (concejo) in Asturias, Spain
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Summary
Avilés is a council of Asturies[1]. Avilés ranks in the top 4% of council of asturies entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,919 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Province of Asturias[3]
- Country: Spain[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Cantabrian Sea[5]
- Head of government: Mariví Monteserín[6]
- Capital: Avilés[7]
- Shares border with: Castrillón[8], Corvera de Asturias[9], Gozón[10]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Avilés[11], Corros[12], Miranda[13], San Xuan de Nieva[14], Valliniello / Navarro[15], Entreviñas[16]
- Flag: flag of Avilés[17]
- Twinned administrative body: Laayoune[18], St. Augustine[19]
- Coat of arms: Escudo de Avilés[20]
- Postal code: 33401 al 33403 (el 33400 no existe desde el 1/01/2003)[21]
- Part of: Mancomunidad Comarca Avilés[22]
- Commons category: Avilés[23]
- Licence plate code: O[24]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[25]
- Official website: http://www.aviles.es/[26]
- Topic's main category: Category:Avilés[27]
- Population: 82,568[28], 83,107[29], 83,617[30], 84,202[31], 84,242[32], 83,517[33], 83,320[34], 83,538[35], 83,855[36], 83,899[37], 83,511[38], 83,553[39], 81,659[40], 80,880[41]
- Office held by head of government: mayor of Avilés[42]
- Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[43], Great dictionary of geographical names[44], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[45], Encyclopædia Britannica Ninth Edition[46]
- Official name: Avilés[47]
- Category for people born here: Q15075814[48]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Avilés[49]
- Number of households: 35,805[50]
- Female population: 41,189[51], 40,991[52]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Avilés include Fuero of Avilés[53], a Foral[54], in Kingdom of Leon[55], founded in 1086[56].
Why It Matters
Avilés has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[57] Avilés is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[58]
Entities named for Avilés include Fuero of Avilés[53], a Foral[54], in Kingdom of Leon[55], founded in 1086[56].