Gozón

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Gozón


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Gozón (Spain)

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Principality of Asturias

Demonym
• Spanish

Capital

Luanco

Coordinates

43°36′35.9″N 5°47′23.9″W / 43.609972°N 5.789972°WCoordinates: 43°36′35.9″N 5°47′23.9″W / 43.609972°N 5.789972°W

Judicial district

Avilés

Parishes

13

Population (2007)
• Total
• Density
• % of Asturias

Rank: 21
10,723 inhabitants
131.22 people/km²
0.99 %

Area
• Total
• % of Asturias

Rank: 46
78 km²
0.74 %

Highest point

Tabladas, 133 m

Postcode

33418, 33440, 33448, 33449, 33490

Mayor

Salvador Marcelino Fernández Vega (PP)

Town council

Political parties

Website

http://www.ayto-gozon.com

Gozón is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias, Spain. The Cantabrian Sea lies on its northern edge, and it is bordered to the south by Corvera de Asturias, to the west by Avilés, and to the east by Carreño.

The municipality is a fishing port.

It is the location of the Cabo de Peñas (Cape of Boulders).

[edit] Toponymy

In decree 72/2005 of July 7, 2005, published in the Boletin Oficial del Principado de Asturias (BOPA; official bulletin of the Principality of Asturias) granted the Asturian forms of the municipal place names official status for all uses, with the exception of the capital Lluanco/Luanco, which maintains a bilingual name. Therefore, with this exception, the Asturian names are the only ones which can appear on road signs and official maps.