Asturias

:For the municipality in the Philippines, see Asturias, Cebu.

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The Principality of Asturias (Asturian: Principau d'Asturies or Asturies) has over 3500 years of recorded history and is an autonomous community within the country of Spain. It is situated on the north coast facing the Cantabrian Sea (Mar Cantábrico, the Spanish name for the Bay of Biscay).

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Principality - Asturias - Asturian - Autonomous community - Spain - Cantabrian Sea - Spanish - Bay of Biscay

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The capital is Oviedo, and other noteworthy cities are the major seaport Gijón, the largest city in Asturias, and the industrial town of Avilés. Other towns include Mieres, Langreo, Pola de Siero, Cangas de Onís, Cangas del Narcea, Grado, Pola de Lena, Pola de Laviana, El Entrego, Villaviciosa, and Llanes. See also List of municipalities in Asturias, Comarcas of Asturias.

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Oviedo - Gijón - Avilés - Mieres - Cangas de Onís - Llanes - List of municipalities in Asturias - Comarcas of Asturias

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Asturias is bordered to the east by Cantabria, to the south by Castilla y León, to the west by Galicia, and to the north by the Cantabrian Sea.

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Cantabria - Castilla y León - Galicia - Cantabrian Sea

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