Candamo

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.

Candamo Candamu
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Candamo Location in Spain
Coordinates: 43°26′48″N 6°3′29″W
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  (2018)[1]
• Total	1,985
• Density	28/km2 (71/sq mi)
Demonym	candamín / candamina
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	33828 and 33829
Website	Official website

History

Around Candamo and specially on the shores of the Rio Nalon many paleolithic artifacts have been found. The first documentation about Candamo is from the 11th century and was found in a Monastery archive.

Coat of arms

• Left: the coat of arms from Grado.
• Right: a symbol for the boards, Don Pelayo used, to build a bridge over the river, to cross with his soldiers.

Parishes

Aces Cuero (Asturian: Cueiru) Fenolleda (Fenoyeda) Grullos Llamero (Llameiru)

Murias Prahúa (Praúa) San Román San Tirso (San Tisu) El Valle Ventosa

Politics

	PSOE	PP	IU-BA	CDS	Andere	Total
1979	1	0	6	0	4	11
1983	1	2	8	-	0	11
1987	-	-	3	2	6	11
1991	9	0	2	0	0	11
1995	7	3	1	-	0	11
1999	9	1	1	-	0	11
2003	8	2	1	-	0	11
2007	8	2	1	-	0	11

Demography

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

Points of interest

• El palacio de Valdés Bazán, from 17th century
• La casa de la Torre,
• El palacio de Cañedo
• El palacio de los Casares in San Tirso

See also

• Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Spain)