Cangas de Onís is a town in the eastern part of the province and autonomous community of Asturias in the northwest of Spain. Cangas de Onís was the ancient capital of the Kingdom of Asturias. It lies on the Sella River, which is there spanned by a medieval "Roman bridge". The population in 1998 was 6,211. Capital Oviedo Area – Total – % of Spain Ranked 10th 10 604 km² 2,1% Population – Total (2003) – % of Spain – Density Ranked 12th 1 056 789 2,5% 99,65/km² Demonym – English – Asturian – Spanish Asturian asturianu/a, asturiano/a Statute of Autonomy January 11, 1982 Parliamentary representation – Congress seats – Senate seats... The Kingdom of Asturias was the first Christian nation to be established in the Iberian peninsula after it was conquered by the Islamic Moors in 711. ... 1998(MCMXCVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...
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