Oviedo (esp)

Oviedo

Oviedo ranks 404th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Kitakyushu, Kumamoto Prefecture, and Worcester, Massachusetts. Memorable people born in Oviedo include Fernando Alonso, Alfonso II of Asturias, and Queen Letizia of Spain. Memorable people who died in Oviedo include Luis Sepúlveda, Alfonso II of Asturias, and Ramiro I of Asturias. Oviedo has been the birth place of many politicians, and soccer players and the death place of many politicians, and writers. Oviedo is located in Spain.

Oviedo or Uviéu is the capital city of the Principality of Asturias in northern Spain and the administrative and commercial centre of the region. It is also the name of the municipality that contains the city. Oviedo is located approximately 24 km (15 mi) southwest of Gijón and 23 km (14 mi) southeast of Avilés, both of which lie on the shoreline of the Bay of Biscay. Oviedo's proximity to the ocean of less than 30 kilometres (19 mi) in combination with its elevated position with areas of the city more than 300 metres above sea level causes the city to have a maritime climate, in spite of its not being located on the shoreline itself. Read more on Wikipedia