Langreo
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Langreo |
| settlement_type | Municipality |
| official_name | Llangréu / Langreo |
| native_name | Llangréu |
| image_skyline | Llangreu_valle.jpg |
| image_caption | The town of Langreo at the Nalón Valley |
| image_flag | Bandera Llangreu 2.svg |
| image_shield | Escudo de Langreo.svg |
| flag_size | 150 |
| shield_size | 75 |
| image_map | Llangreu Asturies map.svg |
| map_caption | Location of Llangreu |
| pushpin_map | Spain |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in Spain |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Spain |
| subdivision_type1 | Autonomous community |
| subdivision_name1 | Asturias |
| subdivision_type2 | Province |
| subdivision_name2 | Asturias |
| subdivision_type3 | Comarca |
| subdivision_name3 | Nalón |
| coordinates | |
| elevation_m | 1021 |
| area_footnotes | |
| area_total_km2 | 83.54 |
| established_title | |
| population_as_of | 2024 |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 38265 |
| population_demonym | Langreanos |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| blank_name_sec1 | Official language(s) |
| blank_info_sec1 | Asturian and Spanish |
| timezone | CET |
| utc_offset | +1 |
| timezone_DST | CEST |
| utc_offset_DST | +2 |
| postal_code_type | Postal code |
| area_code_type | Dialing code |
| area_code | 33930(District of La Felguera) |
| leader_title | Mayor |
| leader_name | Roberto García Rodríguez |
| leader_party | IU |
| website | |
| :: |
| name = Langreo | settlement_type = Municipality | official_name = Llangréu / Langreo | native_name = Llangréu | image_skyline = Llangreu_valle.jpg | image_alt = | image_caption = The town of Langreo at the Nalón Valley | image_flag = Bandera Llangreu 2.svg | image_shield = Escudo de Langreo.svg | flag_size = 150 | shield_size = 75 | nickname = | motto = | image_map = Llangreu Asturies map.svg | map_caption = Location of Llangreu | pushpin_map = Spain | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Spain | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = Spain | subdivision_type1 = Autonomous community | subdivision_name1 = Asturias | subdivision_type2 = Province | subdivision_name2 = Asturias | subdivision_type3 = Comarca | subdivision_name3 = Nalón | coordinates = | coordinates_footnotes = | elevation_m = 1021 | elevation_min_m = | elevation_max_m = | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 83.54 | established_title = | established_date = | population_as_of = 2024 | population_footnotes = | population_total = 38265 | population_demonym = Langreanos | population_note = | population_density_km2 = auto | blank_name_sec1 = Official language(s) | blank_info_sec1 = Asturian and Spanish | timezone = CET | utc_offset = +1 | timezone_DST = CEST | utc_offset_DST = +2 | postal_code_type = Postal code | postal_code = | area_code_type = Dialing code | area_code = 33930(District of La Felguera) 33900(District of Sama) 33920(District of Riaño) 33909(District of Ciaño) 33934(District of Lada) | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = Roberto García Rodríguez | leader_party = IU | website = | footnotes =
Langreo () or Llangréu (, ) (Asturian) is a town and municipality in the Principality of Asturias in Spain. With a population of 38,265 as of 2024, it is the 4th-largest municipality of Asturias.
Langreo is located in the centre of Asturias, approximately 20 km south-east of Oviedo. It was an important mining and metallurgical center.
History
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According to a legend Langreo was the place where the Moorish governor Munuza was killed while trying to flee from Asturias at the beginning of the Reconquest. Langreo was settled by the Romans, who built a large Roman bridge that is not conserved today.
In the past, it was one of the most important mining and metallurgical points of Spain since the 18th century, and it was also well known because of workers struggles and its cultural life. The 3rd railway to be built in the Iberian Peninsula was the FC of Langreo. The Factory of La Felguera was one of the most important iron works centers in Spain, and the Langreo mines was well known in whole the country.
Because of the Spanish "Industrial Restructuring", Langreo lost its industrial importance, but today the town hosts Bayer, where 100% of the acetylsalicylic acid of the German enterprise are produced. Langreo also holds the technologies centre Valnalón.
Langreo has historic monuments like the church of San Esteban, the Quintana Tower or the Sanctuary of Carbayu. Also preserves good examples of its industrial heritage and it hosts the Siderurgy Museum Of Asturias within the old Felguera Factory, the Samuño Valley and Railway Mining Museum, and the art gallery Pinacoteca Eduardo Úrculo.
Langreo celebrates fiestas of San Pedro and Santiago, and special gastronomic days: Carnival (February) Cider (April) and Fabada (December).
The largest town is Langreo formed by the most important districts: La Felguera (20,000 inhabitants), Sama (10,000), and Riaño, Ciaño, Lada and Barros, also known as parishes.
Parishes
There are eight parishes (administrative divisions) by population:
Demographics
As of 2024, the foreign-born population is 2,592, equal to 6.8% of the total population. The 5 largest foreign nationalities are Colombians (321), Moroccans (277), Argentinians (165), Portuguese (156) and Venezuelans (152). ::data[format=table title="Foreign population by country of birth (2024)"]
| Country | Population |
|---|---|
| Colombia | 321 |
| Morocco | 277 |
| Argentina | 165 |
| Portugal | 156 |
| Venezuela | 152 |
| Poland | 136 |
| Ecuador | 126 |
| Paraguay | 126 |
| Cuba | 120 |
| Romania | 109 |
| Brazil | 77 |
| Dominican Republic | 66 |
| Belgium | 65 |
| France | 60 |
| Peru | 59 |
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Politics
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| Total | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
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Notable people
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- David Villa, footballer
- Manuel Mejuto González, football referee
- Pedro Duro, businessman
- Aurelius of Asturias, King of Asturias
- Gaspar García Laviana, soldier
- Mario Cotelo, footballer
- Alberto Coto García, mental calculator
- Dámaso Alonso, poet
- Narciso Ibáñez Menta, actor
- Jesús Fernández Duro, sportman
- María Neira, WHO doctor
- Carlos Álvarez-Nóvoa, actor
Gallery
File:Ortofotomapa Asturias 2010-LANGREO.jpg|Orthophotomap of Langreo File:Siderurgiamuseo.jpg|Museum of the Siderurgy of Asturias File:Langrehotel.jpg|Langreohotel Hotel File:Carbones La Nueva.jpg|Samuño Mining and Railway Museum File:Ilesia'l carbayu llangreu.jpg|Catholic Sanctuary of El Carbayu File:Sama (Langreo) - Ayuntamiento 1.jpg|Town hall File:Parque Felguera Langreo.jpg|García Lago public park
References
References
- "Nomenclátor Geográfico de Municipios y Entidades de Población". National Center for Geographic Information (CNIG).
- "Annual population census 2021-2024". [[National Statistics Institute (Spain).
- "Decree 73/2005, of 7 July, establishing the official names of the Council of Langreo".
- "INEbase. Alterations to the municipalities in the Population Censuses since 1842". [[National Institute of Statistics (Spain).
- [http://www.infoelectoral.mir.es/min/ Dirección General de Política interior]
- [http://elecciones.mir.es/resultados2011/99MU/DMU0333904599_L1.htm?d=431&e=0 Elecciones Locales 2011]
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