Tuilla is a parish and former mining village

Village

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 in the municipality

Municipality

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 of Langreo

Langreo

Langreo, , officially Llangréu / Langreo is a municipality of northern Spain, province of The Principality of Asturias....

, Asturias

Asturias

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, North Spain

Spain

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. It is located to the southeast of the center of the city of Oviedo

Oviedo

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, near La Felguera-Langreo

La Felguera

La Felguera is the largest parish in the municipality of Langreo, Asturias, in the north of Spain, with 21.000 inhabitants. It is the fifth largest town in Asturias, after Gijón, Oviedo, Avilés and Mieres. It is an 18 minute drive by car to Oviedo, the capital of Asturias...

, and had a population of 1,491 in 2009. In the past (19th century and part of the 20th century) Tuilla was a significant in the mining industry, with the coal mines of El Terrerón, Mosquitera and La Braña.

The village is well known for its football club, CD Tuilla

CD Tuilla

Club Deportivo Tuilla is a Spanish football team based in Tuilla, a small village in the municipality of Langreo, in the autonomous community of Asturias...

, and for being the place of birth of the international footballer David Villa

David Villa

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 and also for the priest soldier Gaspar García Laviana

Gaspar García Laviana

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