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Gijon
(Asturian: Xixón), officially Gijón/Xixón, is a coastal
industrial city and its municipality in the autonomous community of Asturias
in Spain. Early mediaeval texts mention it as "Gigia". It was an important
regional Roman city, although the area has been settled since earliest
history. The name was originally applied to a small peninsula presently
referred to as Cimavilla, literally "top of village," between two beaches,
one of which has a recreational port today. The main port, one of the largest
in the north of Spain, is called "El Musel". Gijon has a growing population
of approximately 277,000. |
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