Gillón

Gillón is one of 54 parish councils in , a municipality within the province and autonomous community of , in northern . It consists of four settlements: El Cotu, Xichón / Gillón, Vidal, and La Feltrosa. The population is 78.
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Photo: Lucía Tosar Iglesias, CC BY 4.0.
  • Type: Residential area
  • Description: parish (parroquia) in Cangas del Narcea, Asturias, Spain
  • Also known as: “Gillon”, “Xichón”, and “Xichón/Gillón”
  • Neighbors:

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Piedrafita and Cangas del Narcea.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet, which is situated 4½ km west of Gillón.

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is a village in the mountains of , 90 km southwest of the provincial capital Oviedo. "Cangas" means canyons and it's the largest village of a scattered collection of upland hamlets and summer cottages, with a combined population of 11,000 in 2025.

Hamlet
Photo: Carmenmoran, CC BY 4.0.
is one of 54 parish councils in , a municipality within the province and autonomous community of , in northern . is situated 8 km southwest of Gillón.

Gillón

Latitude
43.02476° or 43° 1′ 29″ north
Longitude
-6.55097° or 6° 33′ 4″ west
Population
35
Elevation
1,069 metres (3,507 feet)
Open location code
8CMM2CFX+WJ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1458170285
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­residential
Geo­Names ID
3121418
Wiki­data ID
Q5562456
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Spanish—“Gillón” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Xichón”
  • Asturian: “Xiyón”
  • Dutch: “Gillón”
  • Hausa: “Gillón”
  • Spanish: “Gillón”
  • Spanish: “Xichón”

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