Soto del Barco

Soto del Barco

Sotu'l Barcu (Asturian)
Soto del Barco Sotu'l Barcu (Asturian)
Municipality
	San Juan de la Arena
	Flag Coat of arms
	Soto del Barco Location in Spain
	Coordinates:43°33′N6°6′W/ 43.550°N 6.100°W
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Asturias
Province	Asturias
Judicial district	Pravia
Capital	Soto
Government
•Alcalde	María del Carmen Arango Sánchez (PSOE)
Area
• Total	8.09 km2(3.12 sq mi)
Highest elevation	131 m (430 ft)
Population (2023)
• Total	3,818
• Density	470/km2(1,200/sq mi)
Demonym	murense
Time zone	UTC+1(CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2(CEST)
Postal code	33138
Website	Official website

Soto del Barco(Asturian:Sotu'l Barcu) is a small, coastalmunicipalityin theAutonomous Communityof thePrincipality of Asturias,Spain. It is located on the banks of the mouth of theNalónand along theCantabrian coast.As of 2023, the municipality is home to 3,818 people who reside in fiveparishes:Soto del Barco,L'Arena,Ranón,Riberas,andLa Corrada.^[1]

After theRoman occupation of Iberia,afort,which had been constructed in the area in order to defend themouthof the Nalón, was either restored or reconstructed byAlfonso III;this fort is still standing and is known as the Castillo de San Martín. Until 1836, Soto del Barco fell under the municipality ofPravia;it became independent on 29 December. Its population reached its peak at over 6,000 in the 1960s; due to the weakening of the localfishingandcanningindustries, the population has fallen markedly since that decade. Theserviceandtourism industriesare now the largest in the municipality.^[2]