Ribadesella
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 Principality of Asturias |
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| Demonym • Spanish |
riosellano, riosellana |
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| Capital | Ribadesella | ||||
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| Judicial district | Cangas de Onís | ||||
| Parishes | 9 | ||||
| Population (2005) • Total • Density • % of Asturias |
Rank: 27 6,205 inhabitants 73.87 people/km² 0.57 % |
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| Area • Total • % of Asturias |
Rank: 42 84 km² 0.79 % |
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| Highest point | Mofrecho, 897 m | ||||
| Postcode | 33560 | ||||
| Mayor | José Miranda Reigada (PP) | ||||
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Ribadesella (Asturian: Ribesella) is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias, Spain. It is bordered on the north by the Cantabrian Sea, on the east by Llanes, on the south by Cangas de Onís and Parres, and on the west by Caravia.
The first weekend of August the famous Descenso Internacional del Sella (International Descent of the Sella), where oarsmen from all over the world gather to attempt the final 20 km of the Sella River in record time.
In this municipality is the Tito Bustillo Cave (Cueva de Tito Bustillo), with prehistoric wall paintings.
[edit] Parishes
- Berbes
- Collera
- Junco
- Leces
- Linares
- Moro
- Ribadesella
- Santianes
- Ucio
[edit] External links
- Federación Asturiana de Concejos (Spanish)
- Belonweb, Asturias, Ribadesella (Spanish)
- [Actividades de aventura (Spanish)
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