Soto del Barco

Soto del Barco is a Concejo ( a municipality ) of the Autonomous Community of Asturias. ( In Asturias and Galicia Concejos meet the municipios in the rest of Spain. )

It is bordered to the north by the Bay of Biscay, on the south by Candamo and Pravia, to the east by Castrillón and to the west by the river Río Nalón. The capital Pravia is located 4 km away

The Concejo has a bus station in the network of Renfe.

Demographics

1991 and 2007

1991

(Source: INE )

Due to the crisis in the fishing industry, the city suffers from a permanent brain drain

Policy

Economy

Culture and sights

  • Removed Castillo de San Martín (Castle of San Martin), the oldest and most important building in the town of El Castillo, 1.5 Km
  • Palace of Ferrera from the 16th century
  • The food with fish is almost all variants and shellfish dishes is dominated by the sea. The specialty of the place is young eel.

Parroquias

  • Corrada
  • La Arena
  • Ranón
  • Ribera
  • Soto

Swell

  • Population INE)
739548
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