Somió

Somió is a civil parish ("parroquia rural" in Spanish) of the municipality of Gijón / Xixón, in Asturias, Spain. Civil parishes are the legal subdivisions of the municipalities under the current statute of autonomy of Asturias [ [http://www.asturias.es/Asturias/DOCUMENTOS%20EN%20PDF/PDF%20DE%20SITUACIONES/Estatuto.pdf Estatuto de autonomía de Asturias] ] .

Its population was 6.800 in 2001.

Somió is a coastal and residential district which borders with the municipality of Villaviciosa in the east.

Barrios and places

Somió nowadays includes 10 neighborhoods (barrios in Spanish) ( [http://www.gijon.es/documentos/Departamentos/Coordinacion/Asturiano/XIXîN%20en%20baxa.pdf see map] ), and some other remarkable places ("llugares" in Asturian). That's the reason for the flag of Somió to have a 10-pointed star.

[ [http://www.gijon.es/Contenido.aspx?area=110&leng=es&id=32326 Official Toponyms Gijón / Xixón City Council official website] ] [ [http://www.etsimo.uniovi.es/bopa/2006/10/19022_02.htm Official Toponyms: Laws - "BOPA Nº 229 - Martes, 3 de octubre de 2006" & "DECRETO 105/2006, de 20 de septiembre, por el que se determinan los topónimos oficiales del concejo de Gijón] ]

Beaches

Within the district, there are the following beaches:

*La Ñora
*Estaño
*Serín
*Peñarrubia (nude beach)
*El Rinconín

External links

* [http://www.somio.org/ "San Julián" de Somió] - Neighbourhood association official website

References