250px|thumb|alt=Map of Spain with Asturias highlighted|Map of Spain with Asturias highlighted
thumb|alt=Map of the province of Asturias with its municipalities|Map of the municipalities in the province of Asturias
Asturias is a province that is coextensive with the autonomous community of Asturias, Spain. The province is divided into 78 municipalities. Spanish census, Asturias is the 14th most populous of Spain's 50 provinces, with inhabitants, and the 21st largest by land area, spanning . Municipalities are the most basic local political division in Spain and can only belong to one province. They enjoy a large degree of autonomy in their local administration, being in charge of tasks such as urban planning, water supply, lighting, roads, local police, and firefighting. Municipalities also belong to a comarca, a second level administrative unit.
List
<gallery mode="packed" heights="150" caption="Largest municipalities in the Asturias by population">
Cimadevilla-261213.jpg|alt=Panoramic view of Gijón, with the ocean on the forefront and many densely packed buildings lining the coast|Gijón is the province's largest municipality by population.
Catedral de Oviedo 03.jpg|alt=View of a town square with a large cathedral in the centre of the frame and a few five story buildings around it.|Oviedo is the capital of Asturias and the second largest municipality by population
Cl San Francicisco y Pz Domingo Álvarez Acebal.JPG|alt=A pedestrianized town square with an open space surrounded by varied connected buildings of three-stories|The third largest municipality by population in Asturias is Avilés
Lugones (Siero) 03.jpg|Siero is the fourth largest municipality in Asturias
</gallery>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
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!Name (Spanish)<br>Name (Asturian)
!Area<br />(km<sup>2</sup>)
!Population<br />(2020)
!Comarca
|-
| 150px
| 25px Allande<br>Allande
| align="right" |342.2
| align="right" |1,615
| Narcea
|-
| 150px
| 25px Aller<br>Ayer
| align="right" |375.9
| align="right" |10,413
| Caudal
|-
| 150px
| 25px Amieva<br>Amieva
| align="right" |113.9
| align="right" |628
| Oriente
|-
| 150px
| 25px Avilés<br>Avilés
| align="right" |26.8
| align="right" |77,791
| Avilés
|-
| 150px
| 25px Belmonte de Miranda<br>Miranda
| align="right" |208.0
| align="right" |1,437
| Oviedo
|-
| 150px
| 25px Bimenes<br>Bimenes
| align="right" |32.7
| align="right" |1,679
| Oviedo
|-
| 150px
| 25px Boal<br>Bual
| align="right" |120.3
| align="right" |1,482
| Eo-Navia
|-
| 150px
| 25px Cabrales<br>Cabrales
| align="right" |238.3
| align="right" |1,941
| Oriente
|-
| 150px
| 25px Cabranes<br>Cabranes
| align="right" |38.3
| align="right" |1,057
| Oviedo
|-
| 150px
| 25px Candamo<br>Candamu
| align="right" |72.0
| align="right" |1,969
| Avilés
|-
| 150px
| 25px Cangas de Onís<br>Cangues d'Onís
| align="right" |212.7
| align="right" |6,209
| Oriente
|-
| 150px
| 25px Cangas del Narcea<br>Cangas del Narcea
| align="right" |823.8
| align="right" |12,124
| Narcea
|-
| 150px
| 25px Caravia<br>Caravia
| align="right" |13.4
| align="right" |469
| Oriente
|-
| 150px
| 25px Carreño<br>Carreño
| align="right" |66.7
| align="right" |10,301
| Gijón
|-
| 150px
| 25px Caso<br>Casu
| align="right" |308.0
| align="right" |1,457
| Nalón
|-
| 150px
| 25px Castrillón<br>Castrillón
| align="right" |55.3
| align="right" |22,273
| Avilés
|-
| 150px
| 25px Castropol<br>Castropol
| align="right" |125.8
| align="right" |3,342
| Eo-Navia
|-
| 150px
| 25px Coaña<br>Cuaña
| align="right" |65.9
| align="right" |3,296
| Eo-Navia
|-
| 150px
| 25px Colunga<br>Colunga
| align="right" |97.6
| align="right" |3,205
| Oriente
|-
| 150px
| 25px Corvera de Asturias<br>Corvera
| align="right" |46.0
| align="right" |15,525
| Avilés
|-
| 150px
| 25px Cudillero<br>Cuideiru
| align="right" |100.8
| align="right" |4,922
| Avilés
|-
| 150px
| 25px Degaña<br>Degaña
| align="right" |87.2
| align="right" |881
| Narcea
|-
| 150px
| 25px El Franco<br>El Franco
| align="right" |78.0
| align="right" |3,760
| Eo-Navia
|-
| 150px
| 25px Gijón<br>Xixón
| align="right" |181.6
| align="right" |271,717
| Gijón
|-
| 150px
| 25px Gozón<br>Gozón
| align="right" |81.7
| align="right" |10,282
| Avilés
|-
| 150px
| 25px Grado<br>Grau
| align="right" |216.7
| align="right" |9,703
| Oviedo
|-
| 150px
| 25px Grandas de Salime<br>Grandas de Salime
| align="right" |112.5
| align="right" |815
| Eo-Navia
|-
| 150px
| 25px Ibias<br>Ibias
| align="right" |333.3
| align="right" |1,207
| Narcea
|-
| 150px
| 25px Illano<br>Eilao
| align="right" |102.7
| align="right" |333
| Eo-Navia
|-
| 150px
| 25px Illas<br>Illas
| align="right" |25.5
| align="right" |1,023
| Avilés
|-
| 150px
| 25px Langreo<br>Llangréu
| align="right" |82.5
| align="right" |39,183
| Nalón
|-
| 150px
| 25px Laviana<br>Llaviana
| align="right" |131.0
| align="right" |12,882
| Nalón
|-
| 150px
| 25px Lena<br>Ḷḷena
| align="right" |315.5
| align="right" |10,701
| Caudal
|-
| 150px
| 25px Llanera<br>Llanera
| align="right" |106.7
| align="right" |13,695
| Oviedo
|-
| 150px
| 25px Llanes<br>Llanes
| align="right" |263.6
| align="right" |13,473
| Oriente
|-
| 150px
| 25px Mieres<br>Mieres
| align="right" |146.0
| align="right" |37,537
| Caudal
|-
| 150px
| 25px Morcín<br>Morcín
| align="right" |50.0
| align="right" |2,555
| Oviedo
|-
| 150px
| 25px Muros de Nalón<br>Muros
| align="right" |8.1
| align="right" |1,887
| Avilés
|-
| 150px
| 25px Nava<br>Nava
| align="right" |95.8
| align="right" |5,276
| Oviedo
|-
| 150px
| 25px Navia<br>Navia
| align="right" |63.1
| align="right" |8,322
| Eo-Navia
|-
| 150px
| 25px Noreña<br>Noreña
| align="right" |5.7
| align="right" |5,145
| Oviedo
|-
| 150px
| 25px Onís<br>Onís
| align="right" |75.4
| align="right" |734
| Oriente
|-
| 150px
| 25px Oviedo<br>Uviéu
| align="right" |186.6
| align="right" |219,910
| Oviedo
|-
| 150px
| 25px Parres<br>Parres
| align="right" |126.1
| align="right" |5,315
| Oriente
|-
| 150px
| 25px Peñamellera Alta<br>El Valle Altu de Peñamellera
| align="right" |92.2
| align="right" |498
| Oriente
|-
| 150px
| 25px Peñamellera Baja<br>El Valle Baju de Peñamellera
| align="right" |83.8
| align="right" |1,227
| Oriente
|-
| 150px
| 25px Pesoz<br>Pezós
| align="right" |39.0
| align="right" |148
| Eo-Navia
|-
| 150px
| 25px Piloña<br>Piloña
| align="right" |283.9
| align="right" |6,875
| Oriente
|-
| 150px
| 25px Ponga<br>Ponga
| align="right" |206.0
| align="right" |572
| Oriente
|-
| 150px
| 25px Pravia<br>Pravia
| align="right" |103.0
| align="right" |7,984
| Avilés
|-
| 150px
| 25px Proaza<br>Proaza
| align="right" |76.8
| align="right" |707
| Oviedo
|-
| 150px
| 25px Quirós<br>Quirós
| align="right" |208.8
| align="right" |1,187
| Oviedo
|-
| 150px
| 25px Las Regueras<br>Les Regueres
| align="right" |65.8
| align="right" |1,839
| Oviedo
|-
| 150px
| 25px Ribadedeva<br>Ribedeva
| align="right" |35.7
| align="right" |1,741
| Oriente
|-
| 150px
| 25px Ribadesella<br>Ribeseya
| align="right" |84.4
| align="right" |5,688
| Oriente
|-
| 150px
| 25px Ribera de Arriba<br>La Ribera
| align="right" |22.0
| align="right" |1,837
| Oviedo
|-
| 150px
| 25px Riosa<br>Riosa
| align="right" |46.5
| align="right" |1,848
| Oviedo
|-
| 150px
| 25px Salas<br>Salas
| align="right" |227.1
| align="right" |4,900
| Oviedo
|-
| 150px
| 25px San Martín de Oscos<br>Samartín d'Ozcos
| align="right" |66.6
| align="right" |376
| Eo-Navia
|-
| 150px
| 25px San Martín del Rey Aurelio<br>Samartín del Rei Aurelio
| align="right" |56.1
| align="right" |15,817
| Nalón
|-
| 150px
| 25px San Tirso de Abres<br>San Tiso d'Abres
| align="right" |31.4
| align="right" |421
| Eo-Navia
|-
| 150px
|25px Santa Eulalia de Oscos<br>Santalla d'Ozcos
| align="right" |47.1
| align="right" |449
| Eo-Navia
|-
| 150px
| 25px Santo Adriano<br>Santo Adriano
| align="right" |22.6
| align="right" |273
| Oviedo
|-
| 150px
| 25px Sariego<br>Sariegu
| align="right" |25.7
| align="right" |1,254
| Oviedo
|-
| 150px
| 25px Siero<br>Siero
| align="right" |211.2
| align="right" |51,509
| Oviedo
|-
| 150px
| 25px Sobrescobio<br>Sobrescobiu
| align="right" |69.4
| align="right" |814
| Nalón
|-
| 150px
| 25px Somiedo<br>Somiedo
| align="right" |291.4
| align="right" |1,093
| Oviedo
|-
| 150px
| 25px Soto del Barco<br>Sotu'l Barcu
| align="right" |35.3
| align="right" |3,800
| Avilés
|-
| 150px
| 25px Tapia de Casariego<br>Tapia
| align="right" |66.0
| align="right" |3,726
| Eo-Navia
|-
| 150px
| 25px Taramundi<br>Taramundi
| align="right" |82.2
| align="right" |602
| Eo-Navia
|-
| 150px
| 25px Teverga<br>Teberga
| align="right" |173.8
| align="right" |1,554
| Oviedo
|-
| 150px
| 25px Tineo<br>Tinéu
| align="right" |540.7
| align="right" |9,199
| Narcea
|-
| 150px
| 25px Valdés<br>Valdés
| align="right" |353.5
| align="right" |11,394
| Eo-Navia
|-
| 150px
| 25px Vegadeo<br>A Veiga
| align="right" |82.8
| align="right" |3,926
| Eo-Navia
|-
| 150px
| 25px Villanueva de Oscos<br>Vilanova d'Ozcos
| align="right" |73.0
| align="right" |272
| Eo-Navia
|-
| 150px
| 25px Villaviciosa<br>Villaviciosa
| align="right" |276.2
| align="right" |14,470
| Gijón
|-
| 150px
| 25px Villayón<br>Villayón
| align="right" |132.5
| align="right" |1,180
| Eo-Navia
|-
| 150px
| 25px Yernes y Tameza<br>Tameza
| align="right" |31.6
| align="right" |133
| Oviedo
|-
! colspan=2 align=left|Totals
! align=right|
! align="right" |1,018,784
!
|}
See also
- Geography of Spain
- List of Spanish cities