Illas

Infobox_Asturian municipality
coat of arms= Illas coat of arms.gif
coat of arms size= 100px


capital= Callezuela
coordinates =
judicial district= Avilés
parishes= 3
year= 2005
population= 1,036
population rank= 62
population percentage = 0.09
density= 41.44
area= 25
area rank= 73
area percentage = 0.24
highest point= Gorfolí, 619
postcode= 33XXX
mayor= Margarita Fernández Menéndez
party= URAS
website=

Illas is a municipality in Asturias, Spain, located in the western central part of the province and bordered by the municipalities of Castrillón, Candamo, Llanera and Corvera de Asturias.

Geography

The area of Illas is full of hills; there is the Pico Gorfolí, with a height of 619 m. above sea level. From there, you can enjoy a wonderful view of the County of Avilés, Cabo Peñas, the Bay of Biscay and, if the sky is cloudless, the Picos de Europa.

Economy

The county has an economy based on agricultural and cattle trading. This is reflected in two kinds of cheeses, the cheese of "La Peral" and Taborneda known as "Gorfolí".

With the arrival of the industry at Avilés, a lot of workers went there from the county of Illas to work on the new productive processes.