Colunga
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| Coordinates: 43°28′N 5°16′W / 43.467°N 5.267°WCoordinates: 43°28′N 5°16′W / 43.467°N 5.267°W | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Autonomous community |  Asturias |
| Province | Asturias |
| Comarca | Oriente |
| Judicial district | Villaviciosa |
| Capital | Colunga |
| Government | |
| • Alcalde | José Rogelio Pando (PSOE) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 97.57 km2 (37.67 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 1,159 m (3,802 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 3,930 |
| • Density | 40/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| Demonym | colungués / colunguesa |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 33320 - 33340 |
| Official language(s) | |
| Website | Official website |
Colunga is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias, Spain. It lies on the Cantabrian Sea, and is bordered to the west by Villaviciosa, to the south by Parres and Piloña, and to the east by Caravia.
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[edit] Politic
| PSOE | PP | IU-BA | Others | Total | |
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| 2003 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| 2007 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
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[edit] Demography
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[edit] Anchovy beaching incident
On Septembter 29th, 2006, millions of anchovies, constituting a weight of over three tons, had beached themselves near Colunga. Tests on the dead fish did not detect any toxic chemical that could have caused the beaching, and the current working theory is that the shoal beached itself trying to escape from "hungry dolphins or tuna." If the beached specimens had grown to maturity, it would have been more than "100 tons of potential breeders."[1]
[edit] Gallery
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Church of Santa María de Sabada
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Pre-Romanesque Church of Santiago de Gobiendes
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Palace of Gobiendes
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Tower of clock in Lastres, Colunga, Asturies
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Colunga's Town Hall
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Coast of the dinosaurs
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[edit] Notes
- ^ Millions of anchovies die on Spain beach AP, Sept. 29th, 2006
[edit] References
- Populationsdata INE
- Postalcodes [1]
- Altitdude Google Earth
[edit] External links
- www.llastres.com | foros de lastres (Spanish)
- Federación Asturiana de Concejos(Spanish)
- Portal sobre el concejo (Spanish)
- 14 rutas por colunga (Spanish)
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