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El Franco | |
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Coordinates: 43°33′N 6°52′W / 43.550°N 6.867°W | |
Country | Spain |
Autonomous community | Asturias |
Province | Asturias |
Comarca | Eo-Navia |
Judicial district | Castropol |
Capital | A Caridá |
Government | |
• Alcalde | Cecilia Pérez Sánchez (PSOE) |
Area | |
• Total | 78.04 km2 (30.13 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 899 m (2,949 ft) |
Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 3,830 |
• Density | 49/km2 (130/sq mi) |
Demonym | franquino/a |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 33746 and del 33756 to 33759 |
Website | www |
El Franco is a municipality in the autonomous community of the Principality of Asturias. It is bordered on the north by the Cantabrian Sea, to the west by Tapia, to the south by Castropol and Boal, and to the east by Cuaña. El Franco is part of the comarca of Eo-Navia.
The Porcía and Mazo Rivers pass through the municipality.