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 (INE, 2014). 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.Examples of notable architecture are the 'Capilla del Campo' (XV century), the 'Palacio de Valledor' and 'Palacio de Marqueses de Santa Cruz de Marcenado' (XVI-XVIII centuries, the 'Casa de las Cuatro Torres' (XVIII century), and the 'Parque de Vicente Loriente' and 'Casino/Casa de Cultura' (early XX century).ParishesIt has nine parishes (administrative divisions): Balmonte Barres Castropol Figueras Moldes Piñera Presno Seares Tol