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Oviedo

Oviedo (Asturian, Uvieu) is the capital city of the Principality of Asturias in northern Spain. It has 202,938 inhabitants (2002).

Oviedo is the commercial and business capital, and the administrative and university centre of the region.

Table of contents
1 Architecture
2 Culture
3 Sports

Architecture

Culture

Oviedo is the headquarter of the galardon called
Premios Príncipe de Asturias.

It inspired the fictional city of Vetusta in Leopoldo Alas' La Regenta.

Sports

Real Oviedo football team.