San Martín del Rey Aurelio

Sotrondio Sotrondio, Spain.

San Martín del Rey Aurelio, municipio (municipality), in Asturias provincia (province) and comunidad autónoma (autonomous community), northwestern Spain. It lies in the mountains known as the Cordillera Cantábrica, just southeast of Oviedo city. The municipality takes its name from the tomb of Aurelio, an 8th-century king of Asturias, in the parish church of San Martín village. It is a coal-mining and stock-raising region with Sotrondio as its chief population centre. Pop. (2007 est.) mun., 19,115.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Amy Tikkanen.
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Article Title: San Martín del Rey Aurelio
Website Name: Encyclopaedia Britannica
Publisher: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
Date Published: 31 May 2011
Access Date: March 03, 2025