Gijón (Asturian comarca)

Comarca
comarca_name = Gijón
location_

province = Asturias
capital = Gijón / Xixón
largest_city =
demonym =
population = 294,663
area = 518
pop_density = 568
municipalities = Villaviciosa|Xixón|Carreño|

Gijón (or, in Asturian, Xixón; official name: "Gijón/Xixón") is one of 8 "comarcas" (this is the Spanish word; the Asturian is "cotarros"), administrative divisions of Asturias, which is a province and an autonomous community in Spain .

The comarca of Gijón is divided into three municipalities (in Asturian "conceyos"). From east to west they are:
*Villaviciosa
*Gijón / Xixón
*Carreño