Salas, Asturias

Salas
Municipality
Coat of arms
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
Province	Asturias
Comarca	Oviedo
Capital	Salas
Government
• Alcalde	Sergio 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
• Density	22/km2 (58/sq mi)
Demonym	salense
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	33860
Website	www.ayto-salas.es

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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.