San Martín del Rey Aurelio

Infobox Asturian municipality


othername =Samartín del Rei Aureliu
capital =Sotrondio
judicial districts =Laviana
population =19,698
population rank =8
year =2005
population percentage =1.82
density =469
area =42
area percentage =0.53
area rank =58
highest point =Tres Concejos, 1,096
parishes =5
mayor =Ignacio Fernández Vázquez
party =PSOE

San Martín del Rey Aurelio (SMRA, Asturian: Samartín del Rei Aurelio) is a municipality ("conceyu") of the autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.

There are 3 principal towns in the municipality: Sotrondio, El Entrego (Asturian: L'Entregu) and Blimea, and so many of small towns around (like Santa Bárbara, La Hueria....)

Is situated in the central part of Asturias, just near "the door" of the natural park of Redes. Historically a mines places, nowadays is passing for a re-industrial process with the emigration of so many youngers (about 30% of under 30's). With new computers based factories is trying to go up again.