Salas, Asturias

Salas
Coat of arms of Salas
Salas is located in Spain
Salas
Salas
Location in Spain
Coordinates: 43°24′N 6°15′W / 43.400°N 6.250°W / 43.400; -6.250
Country Spain
Autonomous community Asturias
ProvinceAsturias
ComarcaOviedo
CapitalSalas
Government
 • AlcaldeSergio Hidalgo Alfonso (FAC)
Area
 • Total
227.11 km2 (87.69 sq mi)
Highest elevation
923 m (3,028 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total
5,084
 • Density22/km2 (58/sq mi)
Demonymsalense
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
33860
Websitewww.ayto-salas.es

Salas (also known as San Martin de Salas)[2] is a town and concejo (municipality) in the Principality of Asturias. It lies on the road from San Sebastián to Santiago de Compostela, and on a small subtributary of the river Narcea. It is bordered on the north by Valdés, Cudillero and Pravia, to south by Belmonte de Miranda, to the east by Pravia, Candamo and Grado, and to the west by Tineo and Valdés.

Salas is a mountainous region in which coal-mining and agriculture are the principal industries. The products of this region are sent for export to Cudillero, a small harbour on the Bay of Biscay. Salas is well known as a tourist point and as the birthplace of Fernando de Valdés y Salas.

  1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. ^ "Official site of the municipality of Salas (Spanish)".