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Vega

Vega is a parish of the municipality of Gijón / Xixón, in Asturias, Spain. Its population was 3,484 in 2016. Vega is a residential and rural area, bordering with the districts of Granda, , , Caldones, Llavandera, and Samartín de Güerces.
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  • Type: Suburb with 3,380 residents
  • Description: neighborhood
  • Also known as: “San Emiliano” and “Vega, Gijón”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Biblioteca Pública Municipal de Vega - La Camocha and Escuela de Fútbol de Mareo.

Library
Photo: Inepramar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a library.

Sports venue
Photo: Banderas, Public domain.
The , officially Escuela de Fútbol Ángel Viejo Feliú, is the training ground and academy base of the Spanish football club Sporting de Gijón.

Manor estate
Photo: Adolfobrigido, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Contrueces is a Catholic church located in the autonomous community of , in the southern part of the urban area of , within the neighborhood of Contrueces. is situated 3 km north of Vega.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Granda and Santurio.

Neighborhood
is a district of the municipality of Gijón / Xixón, in Asturias, Spain. Its population was 661 in 2012. is a residential and rural area, bordering with the city district in the north and with Vega in the south.

Neighborhood
is a parish of the municipality of Gijón / Xixón, in Asturias, Spain. Its population was 265 in 2012. is a residential and rural area, bordering with the districts of Deva in the east and in the west. is situated 3 km northeast of Vega.

Neighborhood
is a parish of the municipality of Gijón / Xixón, in Asturias, Spain. Its population was 740 in 2003 and 1,070 in 2012. A traditionally rural area, nowadays mainly residential, is located on south of the city and borders Vega, and Granda in the south, and and in the northeastern side. is situated 3 km north of Vega.

Vega

Latitude
43.48747° or 43° 29′ 15″ north
Longitude
-5.65622° or 5° 39′ 22″ west
Population
3,380
Elevation
30 metres (98 feet)
Open location code
8CMPF8PV+XG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 998900888
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
3106350
Wiki­data ID
Q936026
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Spanish—“Vega” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Vega (parroquia)”
  • Asturian: “Vega (Xixón)”
  • Asturian: “Vega”
  • Basque: “Vega”
  • Persian: “وگا (گیجون)”
  • Persian: “وگا”
  • Spanish: “Vega”
  • “Vega”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Vega”. Photo: charles lecompte, CC BY-SA 3.0.