Llanera, Asturias

Infobox Asturian municipality


capital= Posada de Llanera
coordinates= coord|43|28|N|05|56|W
judicial district = Oviedo
parishes= 11
year= 2005
population= 13,283
population rank= 15
population percentage= 1.23
density= 125.31
area= 106
area rank= 33
area percentage= 1
highest point= Pico Gorfolí, 317
postcode= 33XXX
mayor= José Avelino Sánchez
party= PP
página= http://www.ayto-llanera.es/

Llanera is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias, Spain. It is bordered on the north by Gijón and Corvera de Asturias, on the south by Oviedo, on the east by Gijón and Siero, and on the west by Illas and Las Regueras. Its capital is located 11 km from Oviedo, 20 km from Avilés, and 22 km from Gijón.

Renfe, the national railroad organization, has stations in Lugo de Llanera, Villabona y Ferroñes.

The municipality has an important industrial sector. There are industrial parks at Silvota and Asipo.

There is a penitentiary in Villabona.

Lugo de Llanera was founded as a Roman settlement, named "Lucus Asturum". It is situated at the fork of the Roman roads to Astorga and Cantabria.

Parishes

External links

* [http://www.facc.info/CONCEJOS/Llanera.htm Federación Asturiana de Concejos]