Castropol


Castropol is a municipality in Asturias, Spain. It is also the name of a parish within the municipality and a town within the parish.
The municipality of Castropol has a population of 3696. It is bounded on the north by the Cantabrian Sea and on the west by a coastal inlet, or ria, which separates it from the municipality of Ribadeo in Galicia. To the west it is bordered by Tapia de Casariego, by El Franco, Boal and other Asturian municipalities, and to the south by Vegadeo and Villanueva de Oscos.
Castropol is one of the municipalities in which Eonaviego, a Galician-Asturian dialect, is spoken.
Some examples of notable architecture include the 'Capilla del Campo', the 'Palacio de Valledor' and 'Palacio de Marqueses de Santa Cruz de Marcenado', and the 'Parque de Vicente Loriente' and 'Casino/Casa de Cultura'.

Parishes

It has nine parishes :