The Principality of Asturias has an area of 10.605,23 km² and a population of 1.005.283 inhabitants (INE 2024), which represents an average density of 94,79 inhabitants/km². However, there is a significant difference between the highest and lowest densities.
Municipalities of Asturias and their capitals
[1] Allande Capital: pola de allande. 1.552 inhabitants.
It is bordered by the municipalities of Villayón to the north; Tineo to the northwest; Cangas del Narcea to the southwest; Ibias to the south; the Lugo municipalities of Negueira de Muñiz, Grandas de Salime, and Pesoz to the west; and Illano to the northwest.
[2] Aller Capital: Cabinaquinta. 10.076 inhabitants.
It is bordered to the north by the municipality of Mieres, to the south by the province of León, to the east by the municipalities of Laviana, Caso and Sobrescobio, and to the west by the municipality of Lena.
[3] Amieva Capital: Sami. 599 inhabitants.
It is bordered to the north by the municipality of Parres, to the east by Cangas de Onís, to the west by Ponga, and to the south it shares a border with the province of León.
[4] Avilés Capital: Avilés. 75.518 inhabitants.
It is bordered by the Cantabrian Sea and the municipalities of Gozón to the east, Corvera to the south and Castrillón and Illas to the west.
[5] Belmote de Miranda Capital: Belmote de Miranda. 1.399 inhabitants.
Belmonte de Miranda is bordered to the north by Salas, to the east by Grado, to the south by Somiedo and Teverga and to the west by Tineo.
[6] Bimenes Capital: Martimporra. 1.669 inhabitants.
It is bordered to the north by Siero and Nava, to the south by Laviana and San Martín del Rey Aurelio, to the east by Nava and to the west again by San Martín del Rey Aurelio and Siero.
[7] Boal Capital: Boal. 1.412 inhabitants.
It is bordered to the north by the municipalities of El Franco and Coaña, to the south by Villanueva de Oscos and Illano, to the west by Castropol and to the east by Villayón.
[8] Cabrales Capital: Carrena. 1.918 inhabitants.
It is bordered to the north by Llanes, to the south by the provinces of Cantabria and León, to the east by Peñamellera Alta and to the west by Onís.
[9] Cabranes Capital: Saint Eulalia of Cabranes. 1.105 inhabitants.
It is bordered to the north by Villaviciosa, to the south by Piloña and Nava, to the east by Piloña and Villaviciosa and to the west by Villaviciosa and Nava.
[10] Candamo Capital: Cranes. 1.932 inhabitants.
It is bordered to the east by Las Regueras, to the south by Grado, to the north by Illas, Castrillón and Soto del Barco and to the west by Pravia and Salas.
[11] Cangas de Onís Capital: Cangas de Onis. 6.362 inhabitants.
It is bordered to the northwest by Parres, to the southwest by Amieva, to the north by Ribadesella, to the east by Llanes and Onís, and to the south by the province of León.
[12] Cangas del Narcea Capital: Cangas del Narcea. 11.596 inhabitants.
It is bordered to the north by Tineo, to the south by Degaña and the León region of Laciana, to the southwest by Ibias, to the east by Somiedo, and to the northwest by Allende. It is the administrative center of the region, which includes the municipalities of Tineo, Allande, Ibias, and Degaña.
[13] Caravia Capital: Prado. 496 inhabitants.
It borders the Cantabrian Sea to the north, Parres to the south, Ribadesella to the east and Colunga to the west.
[14] Carreño Capital: Candás. 10.177 inhabitants.
It is bordered by Corvera to the west, Gozón and the Cantabrian Sea to the north, the Cantabrian Sea and Gijón to the east, and Gijón again to the south.
[15] Case Capital: Case Field. 1.449 inhabitants.
It is bordered to the north by Piloña, to the south by the province of León, to the east by Ponga and to the west by Aller and Sobrescobio.
[16] Castrillón Capital: White stones. 22.103 inhabitants.
It is bordered to the north by the Cantabrian Sea, to the east by the Avilés estuary, Corvera and Avilés, to the south by Illas and Candamo and to the west by Soto del Barco.
[17] Castropol Capital: Castropol. 3.289 inhabitants.
bordered to the north by the Cantabrian Sea, to the south by Villanueva de Oscos, to the east by Tapia de Casariego, El Franco and Boal, and to the west by Vegadeo and the Eo estuary.
[18] Coaña Capital: Coaña. 3.304 inhabitants.
It is bordered to the north by the Cantabrian Sea, to the south by Boal, to the east by the Navia River separating it from the councils of Navia and Villayón, and to the west by El Franco.
[19] Colunga Capital: Colunga. 3.187 inhabitants.
It is bordered to the north by the Cantabrian Sea, to the south by Parres and Piloña, to the east by Caravia and to the west by Villaviciosa.
[20] Corvera of Asturias Capital: Cloudy. 15.612 inhabitants.
It is bordered to the north by Gozón, to the east by Carreño and Gijón, to the south by Llanera and to the west by Illas, Avilés and Castrillón.
[21] Cudillero Capital: Cudillero. 4.909 inhabitants.
It borders Valdés to the west, Salas and Pravia to the south, and Muros de Nalón and Pravia again to the east.
[22] Degaña Capital: Degaña. 805 inhabitants.
Bordered to the north by Cangas de Narcea, to the south by the community of Castile and León and to the west by Ibias.
[23] The Franco Capital: The charity. 3.749 inhabitants.
It is bordered by the Cantabrian Sea to the north, the municipalities of Castropol and Boal to the south, Coaña to the east and Tapia de Casariego to the west.
[24] Gijón Capital: Gijón. 268.313 inhabitants.
Bordered to the north by the Cantabrian Sea, to the south by the municipalities of Llanera, Siero and Sariego, to the east by Villaviciosa and to the west by Carreño and Corvera.
[25] Gozón Capital: Luanco. 10.470 inhabitants.
It is bordered to the north by the Cantabrian Sea, to the south by Corvera, to the west by Avilés and to the east by Carreño.
[26] Degree Capital: Grade. 9.616 inhabitants.
It is bordered to the north by Candamo and las Regueras, to the east by Proaza, Santo Adriano and Oviedo, to the south by Teverga and Yermes and Tameza and to the west by Belmonte de Miranda and Salas.
[27] Grandas de Salime Capital: Grandas de Salime. 765 inhabitants.
It is limited to the north by: Santa Eulalia de Oscos, San Martín de Oscos, and Pesoz, to the east by Allande and its entire western area with the province of Lugo.
[28] Ibias Capital: San Antolin. 1.121 inhabitants.
Limited to the north by the municipalities of Negueira de Muñiz (Lugo) and Allande, Degaña and Cangas del Narcea to the east, to the south by Peranzanes and Candín (León), to the west by Navia de Suarna, A Fonsagrada and Negueira de Muñiz (Lugo).
[29] Illano Capital: Illano. 288 inhabitants.
It is bordered to the north by Boal, to the south by San Martín de Oscos, to the east by Boal, Villayon and Allande and to the west by Villanueva de Oscos and Castropol.
[30] Islands Capital: The Callezuela. 1.061 inhabitants.
It borders Castrillón and Corvera to the north, Las Regueras and Llanera to the south, Corvera and Llanera to the east, and Candamo to the west.
[31] Langreo Capital: Langreo. 37.978 inhabitants.
It is bordered to the north by Siero and Noreña, to the west by Oviedo, to the south by Mieres and to the east by San Martín del Rey Aurelio, with whom it was united until 1837.
[32] The Regueras Capital: santullano. 1.888 inhabitants.
It borders the municipalities of Illas and Llanera to the north, Grado to the south, Candamo to the west, and Oviedo and Llanera to the east.
[33] Laviana Capital: Pola de Laviana. 12.355 inhabitants.
It is bordered to the north by Bimenes and Nava, to the south by Aller, to the east by Piloña and Sobrescobio and to the west by San Martín del Rey Aurelio and Mieres.
[34] Lena Capital: Pola de Lena. 10.312 inhabitants.
It is bordered to the north by Mieres, to the south by the province of León, to the east by Aller, and to the west by Riosa and Quirós.
[35] Llanera Capital: Inn of Llanera. 13.948 inhabitants.
It is bordered to the north by Gijón and Corvera, to the south by Oviedo, to the east by Gijón and Siero and to the west by Illas and las Regueras.
[36] Llanes Capital: Llanes. 13.524 inhabitants.
It is bordered to the north by the Cantabrian Sea, to the south by Onís, Cabrales, Peñamellera Alta and Peñamellera Baja, to the east by Rivadedeva and to the west by Cangas de Onís and Ribadesella.
[37] Mieres Capital: Mieres del Camino. 36.195 inhabitants.
It is bordered to the north by Ribera de Arriba, Oviedo and Langreo, to the south by Lena and Aller, to the east by Langreo, San Martín del Rey Aurelio and Laviana and to the west by Morcin and Riosa.
[38] Morcín Capital: Santa Eulalia. 2.540 inhabitants.
It is bordered to the north by Santo Adriano and Ribera de Arriba, to the east by Ribera again and Mieres, to the south by Riosa and to the west by Quirós.
[39] Walls of Nalón Capital: Walls of Nalón. 1.955 inhabitants.
It is bordered to the north by the Cantabrian Sea, to the east by Soto del Barco, to the south by Pravia and to the west by Cudillero.
[40] Nava Capital: Nava. 5.186 inhabitants.
Bordered to the north by Sariego, Villaviciosa and Cabranes, to the south by Laviana and Piloña, to the east by Piloña and to the west by Bimenes and Siero.
[41] Navia Capital: Navia. 8.136 inhabitants.
It borders the Cantabrian Sea to the north, Villayón to the south, Valdés to the east, and the municipality of Coaña to the west.
[42] Noreña Capital: Noreña. 5.058 inhabitants.
Nestled entirely within the municipality of Siero, which surrounds it on all sides.
[43] Onís Capital: Benia de Onis. 746 inhabitants.
It borders Llanes to the north, the province of León (Valdeón Valley) to the south, the municipality of Cabrales to the east, and Cangas de Onís to the west.
[44] Oviedo Capital: Oviedo. 217.584 inhabitants.
It borders Llanera to the north; Siero and Langreo to the east; Mieres, Ribera de Arriba, and Santo Adriano to the south; and Grado and Las Regueras to the west.
[45] Parres Capital: Arriondas. 5.208 inhabitants.
It borders Caravia and Ribadesella to the north, Cangas de Onís to the east, Piloña and Colunga to the west, and Amieva to the south.
[46] Peñamellera Alta Capital: Everything. 535 inhabitants.
It borders Llanes to the north, Cabrales to the west, its sister province Peñamellera Baja to the east, and the province of Cantabria to the south.
[47] Peñamellera Baja Capital: Panes. 1.221 inhabitants.
It borders the coastal municipalities of Llanes and Ribadedeva to the north, and its neighbor Peñamellera Alta to the west, with Cantabria bordering it both to the south and east.
[48] Pesoz Capital: Pesoz. 138 inhabitants.
It borders Illano to the north, Grandas de Salime to the south, Allande to the east, and San Martín de Oscos to the west.
[49] Piloña Capital: Infiesto. 6.822 inhabitants.
It borders Villaviciosa and Colunga to the north, Parres to the east, Nava and Cabranes to the west, and the municipalities of Ponga, Caso, and Sobrescobio to the south.
[50] Put Capital: San Juan de Beleño. 579 inhabitants.
It borders the municipalities of Piloña and Parres to the north, Amieva and the province of León to the east, Caso and Piloña to the west, and León to the south.
[51] Pravia Capital: Pravia. 7.830 inhabitants.
It borders the municipalities of Cudillero and Muros del Nalón to the north, Candamo and Soto del Barco to the east, Cudillero and Salas to the west, and Candamo and Salas to the south.
[52] Proaza Capital: Proaza. 709 inhabitants.
It borders to the north with Santo Adriano and Grado, to the south with Teverga and Quirós, to the west with Yernes and Tameza and Teverga and to the east with Quirós.
[53] Quirós Capital: Bárzana. 1.175 inhabitants.
It borders to the north with Santo Adriano and Morcín, to the south with the municipality of Lena and the province of León, to the east with Riosa, Morcín and Lena and to the west with Proaza and Teverga.
[54] Ribadedeva Capital: Colombres. 1.731 inhabitants.
It borders the Cantabrian Sea to the north, Peñamellera Baja to the south, Llanes to the west, and the Deva River to the east, which divides it from the province of Cantabria.
[55] Ribadesella Capital: Ribadesella. 5.548 inhabitants.
It is bordered to the north by the Cantabrian Sea, to the east by Llanes, to the south by Cangas de Onís and Parres, and to the west by Caravia.
[56] Upper Bank Capital: Soto de Ribera. 1.857 inhabitants.
It borders the municipality of Oviedo to the north and east, Mieres and Morcín to the south, and Santo Adriano to the west.
[57] Riosa Capital: The Vega. 1.755 inhabitants.
It borders Morcín to the north, the municipality of Mieres to the east, and Lena and Quirós to the south, which also forms the western border.
[58] Rooms Capital: Meeting Rooms. 4.806 inhabitants.
It borders the municipalities of Valdés, Cudillero and Pravia to the north, Belmonte de Miranda to the south, Pravia, Candamo and Grado to the east, and finally Tineo and Valdés to the west.
[59] Saint Martin of Oscos Capital: San Martín. 344 inhabitants.
It borders the municipality of Illano to the north, Grandas de Salime to the south, Pesoz to the east, and Santa Eulalia and Villanueva de Oscos to the west.
[60] Saint Martin of King Aurelius Capital: San Martín del Rey Aurelio. 15.431 inhabitants.
It borders the municipalities of Siero to the north, Pola de Laviana and Bimenes to the east, Langreo to the west and Mieres and Pola de Laviana again to the south.
[61] Saint Tirso de Abres Capital: The plain. 412 inhabitants.
It borders the Galician province of Lugo to the north, south and west, with Taramundi and Vegadeo being the Asturian municipalities it borders to the east.
[62] Saint Eulalia of Oscos Capital: Santa Eulalia de Oscos. 431 inhabitants.
It borders Villanueva de Oscos to the north, the Galician province of Lugo to the south and west, and Villanueva de Oscos, San Martín de Oscos and Grandas de Salime to the east.
[63] Saint Adrian Capital: Villanueva. 286 inhabitants.
It borders the municipalities of Oviedo to the north, Quirós and Proaza to the south, Ribera de Arriba and Morcín to the east, and Proaza and Grado to the west.
[64] Sariego Capital: The Vega. 1.271 inhabitants.
It borders the municipalities of Gijón and Villaviciosa to the north, Villaviciosa, Nava and Cabranes to the east, Siero and Nava to the south, and Siero to the west.
[65] Siero Capital: Pola de Siero. 52.194 inhabitants.
It borders Gijón to the north, Villaviciosa, Sariego, Nava, and Bimenes to the east, the municipalities of Langreo and San Martín del Rey Aurelio to the south, and Oviedo and Llanera to the west. Its territory includes the municipality of Noreña.
[66] Sobrescobio Capital: Rioseco. 851 inhabitants.
It borders the municipalities of Piloña and Caso to the north, Aller to the south, Caso to the east, and Laviana to the west.
[67] Somiedo Capital: Somiedo Pola. 1.083 inhabitants.
It borders Belmonte de Miranda to the north, Teverga to the east, the municipalities of Tineo and Cangas de Narcea to the west, and León to the south, where the Cantabrian mountain range acts as a boundary.
[68] Soto del Barco Capital: Soto del Barco. 3.818 inhabitants.
It borders the Cantabrian Sea to the north, the municipalities of Candamo and Pravia to the south, Castrillón to the east, and the Nalón River to the west, which forms the border with Pravia and Muros del Nalón.
[69] Tapia de Casariego Capital: Tapia de Casariego. 3.652 inhabitants.
It borders the Cantabrian Sea to the north, the municipality of El Franco to the east, and Castropol to the south and west.
[70] Taramundi Capital: Taramundi. 576 inhabitants.
To the north it borders the municipalities of San Tirso de Abres and Vegadeo, to the east with Villanueva de Oscos and Vegadeo again, to the south with Santa Eulalia de Oscos and Lugo, with which it also borders in its entire western part.
[71] Teverga Capital: The Square. 1.565 inhabitants.
To the north it borders Belmonte de Miranda, Grado, Yernes and Tameza, and Proaza; to the south it borders León; to the west it borders Somiedo and finally, to the east it borders Quirós and Proaza.
[72] Tineo Capital: Tineo. 8.857 inhabitants.
It borders the municipalities of Valdés to the north, Cangas del Narcea to the south, the municipalities of Villayón and Allande to the west, and Salas, Belmonte de Miranda and Somiedo to the east.
[73] Valdés Capital: Luarca. 10.958 inhabitants.
It is bordered to the north by the Cantabrian Sea, to the east by the municipalities of Cudillero and Salas, to the west by Navia and Villalón and to the south by those of Tineo and Salas.
[74] Vegadeo Capital: Vegadeo. 3.885 inhabitants.
It borders to the north and east with the municipality of Castropol, to the south with Villanueva de Oscos, Taramundi and San Tirso de Abres, and to its western part with the Eo River and a small part of San Tirso de Abres.
[75] Villanueva de Oscos Capital: Villanueva de Oscos. 261 inhabitants.
It borders to the north with the municipalities of Vegadeo, Castropol and Boal, to the south with those of San Martín and Santa Eulalia, to the east with those of Illano and San Martín again, and to its west with Taramundi.
[76] Villaviciosa Capital: Villaviciosa. 15.000 inhabitants.
It borders the Cantabrian Sea to the north, the municipalities of Sariego, Nava, Cabranes and Piloña to the south, Gijón and Siero to the west, and Colunga to the east.
[77] Villayón Capital: Villayón. 1.104 inhabitants.
To the north it borders Navia, to the west it borders the councils of Coaña, Boal and Illano, to the east it borders Valdés, Tineo and Allande, the latter council being, in turn, the southern border.
[78] Yernes and Tameza Capital: Villabre. 133 inhabitants.
It borders Grado to the west, north and northeast, Proaza to the southeast and Teverga to the south.
