Avilés
Avilés (Spanish pronunciation: [aβiˈles]; Asturian: [aβɪˈleθ]) is a town in Asturias, Spain. Avilés is, along with Oviedo and Gijón, one of the main cities in the Principality of Asturias.
Avilés | |
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Municipality | |
San Francisco street | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Avilés | |
Avilés | |
| Coordinates: 43°33′22″N 5°54′30″W | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Asturias |
| Comarca | Avilés |
| Capital | Avilés |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mariví Monteserín (PSOE) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 26.81 km2 (10.35 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 139 m (456 ft) |
| Population (2018) | |
| • Total | 78,715 |
| • Density | 2,900/km2 (7,600/sq mi) |
| Demonym | avilesino |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 33401 to 33403 |
| Official language(s) | Spanish |
| Website | Official website |
The town occupies the flattest land in the municipality, partially in a land that belonged to the sea, surrounded by small promontories, all of them having an altitude of less than 140 metres. Situated in the Avilés estuary, in the Northern Central area of the Asturian coast, west of Peñas Cape, is its national seaport.
Avilés is mainly an industrial city. It is close to popular beaches like Salinas. It also has important churches like St. Thomas of Canterbury. Avilés has also cultural spaces such as the Palacio Valdés Theatre (in Spanish: Teatro Palacio Valdés) or the Oscar Niemeyer International Cultural Centre (in Spanish: Centro Cultural Internacional Oscar Niemeyer).