Asturian people
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Asturians |
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Total population |
1,076,896[1] |
Regions with significant populations |
In Spain: Asturias; Galicia, Castile and León, Cantabria. |
Languages |
Asturian; Castilian, Galician. |
Religions |
Roman Catholicism, Atheism, Agnosticism |
The Asturians are an ethnic group or nation living in the historical region of the Principality of Asturias, in the north of Spain. They have Iberian and Celtic background and they speak the Asturian language.
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- ^ According to the Asturias article, 1,076,896 is the current population of Asturias. However, significant populations of asturiant descent live in the rest of Spain, or abroad in countries such as Argentina, Chile, etc.