Castropol

Castropol is a municipality in Asturias, Spain. It is also the name of a parish within the municipality and a town within the parish.

Castropol
Municipality
Castropol seen from the east across the Eo river estuary c.1975
Flag Coat of arms
Castropol Location in Spain
Coordinates: 43°32′N 7°2′W
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Asturias
Province	Asturias
Comarca	Eo-Navia
Judicial district	Castropol
Capital	Castropol
Government
• Alcalde	Francisco Javier Vinjoy Valea (PSOE)
Area
• Total	125.77 km2 (48.56 sq mi)
Highest elevation	1,197 m (3,927 ft)
Population  (2018)[1]
• Total	3,470
• Density	28/km2 (71/sq mi)
Demonym	castropolense
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	33760, 33768, 33769, 33778 and 33794
Website	Official website

The municipality of Castropol has a population of 3696 (INE, 2014). It is bounded on the north by the Cantabrian Sea and on the west by a coastal inlet, or ria, which separates it from the municipality of Ribadeo in Galicia, called the river Eo.^[2] To the west it is bordered by Tapia de Casariego, by El Franco, Boal and other Asturian municipalities, and to the south by Vegadeo and Villanueva de Oscos.

Castropol is one of the municipalities in which Eonaviego, a Galician-Asturian dialect, is spoken.

Some examples of notable architecture include the 'Capilla del Campo' (15th century), the 'Palacio de Valledor' and 'Palacio de Marqueses de Santa Cruz de Marcenado' (16th-18th centuries, the 'Casa de las Cuatro Torres' (18th century), and the 'Parque de Vicente Loriente' and 'Casino/Casa de Cultura' (early 20th century).

Parishes

It has nine parishes (administrative divisions):

• As Figueiras
• Balmonte
• Barres
• Castropol
• Moldes
• Piñera
• Presno
• Seares
• Tol

Memorial to Fernando Villaamil erected in 1911 in Castropol

Penarronda Beach

Castropol seen from Ribadeo.

References

1. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
2. "Los 10 restaurantes imprescindibles del norte español". Vipealo. Retrieved 23 December 2020.