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Asturias

THE PARADISE OF GREEN SPAIN

Paradise

NATURAL AND CLOSE-AT-HAND

Asturias is located in the northwest of the Iberian Peninsula right in the heart of Green Spain. It has more than one million inhabitants and it is one of the 17 Autonomous Communities that go to make up the Spanish state, forming part of the European Union and the Eurozone. It has an Atlantic climate, enjoying mild temperatures all the year round.

Its 354 km coastline and extraordinary natural beauty with beautiful beaches and extensive forests, where a third of the territory has been declared as a protected natural area, make it the ideal destination to visit and live. All these conditions make Asturias a “Natural Paradise” with an excellent quality of life, intense cultural activity, rich artistic heritage and optimal conditions for playing a wide variety of sports all the year round.

Location

AND INFRASTRUCTURES

5,044 km of roads, highways and expressways

Highlighting the A66 Highway, also known as the Ruta de la Plata (silver route), a peninsular corridor from Gijón to Seville, which provides access to the central tableland and Madrid, and the A8 Highway or Cantabrian Highway which provides the North of Spain with transversal transport.

Asturias International
Airport

Asturias Airport with 10 direct international connections to eight countries, the widest range of destinations in the history of the airport: Milan-Bergamo, Lisbon, Brussels, Düsseldorf-Weeze, Rome-Fiumicino, Dublin, London-Stansted, London Gatwick, Paris-Orly and Amsterdam.

2 industrial ports: Gijon
and Aviles

The Port of Gijon It is one of the main seaports in the Atlantic Arc and the leading port for the movement of solid bulk in Spain. The Port of Aviles It is a benchmark port in the industrial field and it affords special logistical facilities for the wind sector.

Broadband network
throughout the regional territory

Thanks to an investment of 14 million euros and the DTT repeater network, broadband will reach the entire rural area with wireless technology in 2023, a project that is running concurrently with the extension of the fibre optic network in 145 towns and cities of the 38 municipalities of the region.

5,044 km of roads, highways and expressways

Asturias International
Airport

2 industrial ports: Gijon
and Aviles

Broadband network
throughout the regional territory

Asturias

IN FIGURES

Surface area and weather

Surface area: 10.604 km²
Average temperature:
Max: 17,2 ºC; Min: 10,6 ºC

Population and human resources

Population: 1,011,792
Active population: 441,300
Working population: 384,700
Unemployment rate: 12.81%
Students:

20,679 university students
18,813 vocational training

Economic information

GDP: €21,475 M
GDP per capita: € 21,149
Regional Distribution GVA:

Primary sector: 1.87%
Industrial sector: 18.84%
Construction: 7.02%
Services sector: 72.27%

Foreign trade

Exports: €5,187 M
Imports: €4,642 M
Coverage rate: 111.75%

Surface area and weather

Surface area: 10,604 km²
Average temperature:
Max:17.2 ºC; Min: 10.6 ºC

Population and human resources

Population: 1,011,792
Active population: 441,300
Working population: 384,700
Unemployment rate: 12.81%
Students:
• 20,679 university students
• 18,813 vocational training

Economic information

GDP: €21,475 M
GDP per capita: € 21,149
Regional Distribution GVA:
• Primary sector: 1.87%
• Industrial sector: 18.84%
• Construction: 7.02%
• Services sector: 72.27%

Foreign trade

Exports: €5,187 M
Imports: €4,642 M
Coverage rate: 111.75%