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Municipality in Asturias, Spain From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Carreño is a municipality in the autonomous community of the Principality of Asturias, Spain. It is bordered by Corvera de Asturias on the west, Gozón on the north, the Cantabrian Sea on the north and east, and Gijón on the east and south. Its capital is Candás.
Carreño | |
|---|---|
 View over Candás | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of Carreño | |
  Carreño Location in Spain | |
| Coordinates: 43°32′55″N 5°47′23″W | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Autonomous community |  Asturias |
| Province | Asturias |
| Comarca | Gijón |
| Capital | Candás |
| Government | |
| • Alcalde | Manuel Ángel Riego (PSOE) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 66.70 km2 (25.75 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
| • Total | 10,444 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (410/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 33430 |
| Official language(s) | Asturian |
| Website | Official website |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1842 | 4,982 | — |
| 1860 | 6,052 | +1.09% |
| 1877 | 6,271 | +0.21% |
| 1887 | 7,091 | +1.24% |
| 1900 | 7,533 | +0.47% |
| 1910 | 8,962 | +1.75% |
| 1920 | 8,876 | −0.10% |
| 1930 | 10,256 | +1.46% |
| 1940 | 10,009 | −0.24% |
| 1950 | 9,931 | −0.08% |
| 1960 | 11,128 | +1.14% |
| 1970 | 11,529 | +0.35% |
| 1980 | 11,470 | −0.05% |
| 1990 | 11,009 | −0.41% |
| 2000 | 10,557 | −0.42% |
| 2001 | 10,567 | +0.09% |
| 2002 | 10,527 | −0.38% |
| 2003 | 10,431 | −0.91% |
| 2004 | 10,435 | +0.04% |
| 2005 | 10,716 | +2.69% |
| 2006 | 10,842 | +1.18% |
| 2007 | 10,826 | −0.15% |
| Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de España | ||
As characteristic of other sites in Asturias, artifacts from the Neolithic era were also found in Carreño. Tumuli, dolmens and hill forts in the region provide evidence for the 100,000-year-old history of the area.
(The number preceding the parish name refers to its location on the parroquias map)
Municipal elections | ||||||||||
| Partido | 1979 | 1983 | 1987[2] | 1991[2] | 1995[2] | 1999[2] | 2003[2] | 2007[2] | 2011[3] | 2015[2] |
| FSA-PSOE | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| CD / AP / PP | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Somos | 4 | |||||||||
| PCE / IU-BA / IU-The Greens | 5 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| BA | 1 | |||||||||
| Unidá | ||||||||||
| FAC | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
| UICA | 4 | 3 | 1 | |||||||
| CA-UN | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| PCPE | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| URAS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| PAS-UNA / PAS / URAS-PAS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| UCD / CDS | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||||||
| CAS | 1 | |||||||||
| AA / Andecha por Carreño | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Independents | 2 | |||||||||
| Total | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
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