- Valdés, Asturias
Infobox Asturian municipality
coat of arms=Escudo valdes.gif
coat of arms size= 80px
demonym Spanish= valdesano/-a
capital =Luarca
coordinates = coord|43|32|38|N|6|32|09|W|region:ES_type:city|display=inline,title
judicial district =Valdés
population =13,838
year =2007
population rank =13
population percentage =1,29
density =39,14
area= 351
area rank= 5
area percentage= 3.31
highest point =Peña Cezures, 1,010
postcode =33700
parishes =15
mayor =Juan José Adolfo Fernández Pereiro
party =PSOE
council seats = 16
council parties =11 seatsPSOE 6 seats PP
election year =2007
website = http://www.ayto-valdes.esValdés is a Spanish
municipality in the province ofAsturias . Its capital isLuarca . It borders theBay of Biscay on the north, the municipalities of Navia andVillayón on the west,Tineo on the south,Salas on the southeast, andCudillero on the east. The riversEsva , Negro andBarayo flow through the area. The national road N-634 is the main road serving the municipality.Demography
Demography 5col|510px
1991|1996|2001|2004|2007
16969 | 16073 | 14789 | 14395 | 13838 |Politic
PSOE PP CDS URAS Others Total 1979 2 1 11 - 7 21 1983 9 12 - - 0 21 1987 9 6 1 - 1 17 1991 10 7 0 - 0 17 1995 9 8 - - 0 17 1999 8 8 - 1 0 17 2003 7 5 - 5 0 17 2007 11 6 - 0 0 17
Famous people
*Álvaro de Albornoz y Liminiana (1879-1954), politician
*Severo Ochoa de Albornoz (1905-1993), biochemist,
*Gil Parrondo y Rico (b. 1921), set decorator
*Margarita Salas Folgueras (b. 1938), scientist
External links
* [http://www.asturias.net/valdes-luarca/ Townhall website] es icon
* [http://www.facc.info/CONCEJOS/Valdes.htm Federación Asturiana de Concejos (Asturian Federation of Municipalities)] es icon
* [http://www.vivirasturias.com/turismo/valdes.html Vivasturias (tourism page)] es icon
* [http://www.freedigitalphotos.net/gallery.php?gid=118 Images of Valdés]
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