Somió | |
Settlement Type: | Parish |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Spain |
Subdivision Type1: | Autonomous community |
Subdivision Name1: | Asturias |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Asturias |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | Gijón |
Population Total: | 7,307 |
Population As Of: | 2016 |
Somió is a parish (parroquia rural in Spanish) of the municipality of Gijón / Xixón, in Asturias, Spain.
Civil parishes are the legal subdivisions of the municipalities under the current statute of autonomy of Asturias.[1]
Its population was 6,800 in 2001 and 7,441 in 2012.
Somió is a coastal and residential district which borders the municipality of Villaviciosa in the east.
Somió nowadays includes 10 neighborhoods (that's the reason for the flag of Somió to have a 10-pointed star):
Within the district, there are the following beaches: