Gijón (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". Gijón has a growing population of approximately 277,000 (2006).
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With a surface area of 181.7 sq km, the Borough of Gijón is situated practically in the centre of the Asturian coastline, bordered by the boroughs of Carreño, Llanera, Siero, Sariego and Villaviciosa, between 43º 2'' 30" and 43º 34'' 18" latitude North and 1º 52'' 29" and 2º 8'' 0" longitude West of the meridian of Madrid.
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