Candamo

Candamo
Candamu
Municipality

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Candamo

Location in Spain

Coordinates: 43°26′48″N 6°3′29″W / 43.44667°N 6.05806°W / 43.44667; -6.05806Coordinates: 43°26′48″N 6°3′29″W / 43.44667°N 6.05806°W / 43.44667; -6.05806
Country  Spain
Autonomous community  Asturias
Province Asturias
Comarca Avilés
Judicial district Pravia
Capital Grullos
Government
  Alcalde José Antonio García Vega (PSOE)
Area
  Total 71.97 km2 (27.79 sq mi)
Highest elevation 613 m (2,011 ft)
Population
  Total 2,218
  Density 31/km2 (80/sq mi)
Demonym(s) candamín / candamina
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 33828 and 33829
Website Official website

Candamo (Asturian: Candamu) is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias, Spain. It is bordered on the east by Las Regueras, on the south by Grado, on the north by Illas, Castrillón and Soto del Barco, and on the west by Pravia and Salas.

History

Around Candamo and specially on the shores of the Rio Nalon many paleolithic artifacts have been found. The first documentations about Candamo are from the 11th century and was found in an Monasterys Archive.

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PSOEPPIU-BACDSAndereTotal
19791060411
1983128-011
1987--32611
19919020011
1995731-011
1999911-011
2003821-011
2007821-011

Demography

by: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de España - grafic for Wikipedia

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