Gozón

Gozón
Gozón
Municipality
	Cabo de Peñas, Gozón
	Flag Coat of arms
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Asturias
Province	Asturias
Comarca	Avilés
Capital	Luanco
Government
• Alcalde	Salvador Marcelino Fernández (PP)
Area
• Total	81.72 km2 (31.55 sq mi)
Highest elevation	133 m (436 ft)
Population
• Total	10,719
• Density	130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Demonym	gozoniego/a
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	33418, 33440, 33448, 33449, 33490
Official language(s)	Bable, Spanish
Website	Official website

Gozón is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias, Spain, the capital of which is the village of Luanco (Lluanco). 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).

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 Bable 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.

Climate

As with the rest of Asturias' populated areas, Gozón has a marine climate with a narrow average high temperature range between 13 °C (55 °F) – 23 °C (73 °F). For the nearest weather station see the weather data for Gijón.

Main sights

Church of Santa María built in the 18th century
Palace Menéndez de la Pola
The Clock Tower, dating from 1705
Mansion Valdés Pola
Mansion Mori'
Palace of Manzaneda, from 1700

Parishes

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