Asturias

Asturias

The Principality of Asturias is an autonomous community of the Kingdom of Spain, coextensive with the former Kingdom of Asturias in the Middle Ages...

, an autonomous community in Spain

Spain

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, is divided into eight comarcas. These comarcas are not an administrative division of the autonomous community. The comarcas in Spain are a grouping of municipalities that are encouraged (but not required) to work together to achieve objectives. Comarca

Comarca

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is a Spanish-language

Spanish language

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 word roughly equivalent to the English-language

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word county

County

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List of comarcas of Asturias

The comarcas of Asturias are listed here, each with its Spanish-language name first, followed by its Asturian-language name if that differs:

• Avilés
  Avilés (Asturian comarca)
  Avilés is one of 8 comarcas, administrative divisions of Asturias, which is a province and an autonomous community in Spain .The comarca of Avilés is divided into nine municipalities. From east to west they are:*Gozón*Avilés*Corvera*Illas*Castrillón...
  
  
• Caudal
  Caudal (Asturian comarca)
  Caudal is one of 8 comarcas administrative divisions of Asturias, an autonomous community in Spain.The comarca of Caudal is divided into three municipalities. They are:*Lena*Aller*Mieres...
  
  
• Eo-Navia
  Eo-Navia (Asturian comarca)
  Eo-Navia is one of eight comarca administrative divisions of Asturias, a province and an autonomous community in Spain. Within the area, Eonavian, an Asturian dialect, is spoken....
  
  
• Gijón / Xixón
  Gijón (Asturian comarca)
  Gijón is one of eight comarcas , administrative divisions of Asturias, which is a province and an autonomous community in Spain ....
  
  
• Nalón
  Nalón (Asturian comarca)
  Nalón is one of 8 comarcas , administrative divisions of Asturias, which is a province and an autonomous community in Spain ....
  
  
• Narcea
  Narcea (Asturian comarca)
  Narcea is one of 8 comarcas administrative divisions of Asturias, which is a province and an autonomous community in Spain .The comarca of Narcea is divided into five municipalities . From south to north they are:*Ibias*Degaña...
  
  
• Oriente
  Oriente (Asturian comarca)
  Oriente is one of 8 comarcas administrative divisions of Asturias, which is a province and an autonomous community in Spain .The comarca of Oriente is divided into fourteen administrative regions...
  
  
• Oviedo / Uviéu
  Oviedo (Asturian comarca)
  Oviedo is one of 8 comarcas which is a province and an autonomous community in Spain .The comarca of Oviedo is formed by 21 municipalities...