Gijón (comarca)

Gijón
Comarca
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Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Asturias
Province	Asturias
Capital	Gijón / Xixón
Municipalities	List Villaviciosa, Xixón, Carreño
Area
• Total	518 km2 (200 sq mi)
Population
• Total	301,171
• Density	580/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

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Gijón (or, in Asturian, Xixón; official name: Gijón/Xixón) is one of eight comarcas (this is the Spanish word; the Asturian is cotarros), administrative divisions of Asturias, which is a province and an autonomous community in Spain .

The comarca of Gijón is divided into three municipalities (in Asturian conceyos). From east to west they are:

• Villaviciosa
• Gijón / Xixón
• Carreño

43°31′20″N 5°38′27″W / 43.52222°N 5.64083°W / 43.52222; -5.64083

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