Boal

Boal
Bual
Coat of arms of Boal
Boal is located in Spain
Boal
Boal
Location in Spain
Coordinates: 43°25′43″N 6°49′6″W / 43.42861°N 6.81833°W / 43.42861; -6.81833
Country Spain
Autonomous community Asturias
ProvinceAsturias
ComarcaEo-Navia
Judicial districtValdés
CapitalBoal
Government
 • AlcaldeJosé Antonio Barrientos (PSOE)
Area
 • Total120.28 km2 (46.44 sq mi)
Highest elevation
1,201 m (3,940 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total1,571
 • Density13/km2 (34/sq mi)
Demonymboalés / boalesa
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
33720
WebsiteOfficial website

Boal (Galician-Asturian: Bual)[2] is a municipality, a civil parish and a town in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias (Spain). It borders north with El Franco and Coaña, south with Illano, west with Castropol and east with Villayón.

The main way of access to the municipality is the regional road AS-12, which connects Navia with Grandas de Salime. The whole municipality has a population of 1,632 inhabitants, whereas there are about 496 inhabitants in the capital town.

  1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. ^ "Principado de Asturias" (PDF). Boletin Oficial del Principado de Asturias (in Spanish). 2014-11-20.