La Camocha

La Camocha is a former coal mine which is seven kilometers south of Gijon, Asturias, Spain. It was operated by Minas la Camocha SA, which is affiliated with González y Díez SA.The former mining railway that once linked the coal mine of La Camocha to Veriña has been replaced by La Camocha Greenway, a trail for hikers and cyclists.The trade union movement Comisiones Obreras (CC.OO.) was born in the La Camocha mine.

Granda is a district (parroquia rural) of the municipality of Gijón / Xixón, in Asturias, Spain. Its population was 661 in 2012. Granda is a residential and rural area, bordering with the city district in the north and with Vega in the south.

Caldones is a parish of the municipality of Gijón, in Asturias, Spain. Its population was 430 in 2012. Located in the east of the municipality, Caldones is a rural area which borders the municipality of Villaviciosa in the east, with the districts of Vega and Llavandera in the west, and with the district of Valdornón in the south.

43°30'3.78"N, 5°37'39.58"W Santurio is a parish of the municipality of Gijón / Xixón, in Asturias, Spain. Its population was 265 in 2012. Santurio is a residential and rural area, bordering with the districts of Deva in the east and Castiello Bernueces in the west.

Leorio or Llorio is a parish of the municipality of Gijón, in Asturias, Spain. Its population was 428 in 2012. Leorio / Llorio borders the municipality of Siero in the south, with the district of Samartín de Güerces in the east and with the district of Granda in the north. In this parish is located the Escuela de Fútbol de Mareo, where are the Sporting de Gijón headquarters.

The Escuela de Fútbol de Mareo, officially Escuela de Fútbol Ángel Viejo Feliú, is the training ground and academy base of the Spanish football club Sporting de Gijón. It was officially opened in 1978 and used by the main team and the youth teams of the club. The designer was architect Miguel Díaz Negrete. Covering an area of 112,000 m² in the parish of Leorio, Gijón, it is used since 1978 for youth and senior teams trainings.

Gijón (or, in Asturian, Xixón; official name: Gijón/Xixón) is one of eight comarcas (this is the Spanish word; the Asturian is cotarros), administrative divisions of Asturias, which is a province and an autonomous community in Spain . The comarca of Gijón is divided into three municipalities (in Asturian conceyos). From east to west they are: Villaviciosa Gijón / Xixón Carreño

Fano is a parish of the municipality of Gijón / Xixón, in Asturias, Spain. In 2012, its population was 220. Located in the south-east of the municipality, Fano is a rural area which borders the municipality of Siero in the south, and with the district of Valdornón in the east. Toponym comes from Latin Fanum, a kind of temples ancient romans built in pre-Roman cults sacred places. A Benedictine monastery existed in Fano from 12th to 17th centuries. Its front romanesque façade is nowadays part of the San Juan Evangelista de Fano church.

Unión Club Ceares is a Spanish football team based in the neighbourhood of Ceares, Gijón, in the autonomous community of Asturias. Founded in 1946, it plays in Tercera Federación – Group 2, holding home games at Campo de La Cruz, which has a capacity of 1,500 spectators.

Gijón Polytechnic School of Engineering (Spanish: Escuela Politécnica de Ingeniería de Gijón; Asturian: Escuela Politéunica d'Inxeniería de Xixón), is one of the schools and faculties of the University of Oviedo. The school is located in Gijón, Asturias (Spain). In the academic year 2011-12 the school had 4,769 students enrolled, being the educational center of the University of Oviedo with more students.

La Pedrera is a parish of the municipality of Gijón / Xixón, in Asturias, Spain. Its population was 660 in 2003 and 761 in 2012. La pedrera borders the district of Ruedes in the south, Leorio / Llorio in the east and L'Abadía Cenero in the west.

The Plaza de Toros de El Bibio is a bullring located in Gijón, Asturias, Spain. Situated in the neighbourhood of El Bibio, it was inaugurated on August 12, 1888, with a bullfighting with Luis Mazzantini and Rafael Guerra, Guerrita.The bullring was partially destroyed between July and August 1936, in the context of Spanish Civil War. In August 1937, after the city was taken by the Nationalist faction, Francoist troops used its ruins as a temporary concentration camp for Republican prisoners.It was renovated in 1997. On March 20, 1992, it was declared Bien de Interés Cultural.Apart from bullfighting, the ring is also used for music concerts.