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Oviedo

The city of Oviedo is located in the autonomous community of Asturias in Spain. It has a population of 201,000. Oviedo is the centre of a thriving trade in agricultural products. Its other industries include quarrying of marble, and the manufacture of arms, cotton and woollen fabrics, iron goods, leather and matches. Oviedo is also well known as a university town. The municipal authority of Oviedo is elected every four years. The city council exercises joint powers with the regional authorities including decisions on housing, planning, welfare and heritage issues. Oviedo is part of a Larger Urban Zone (LUZ) of over 1 million inhabitants.

CITY AND LUZ LEVEL
CITYQUINTILES
Comparison with UA cities		LUZ
LowHigh
INDICATORSYEARSCORE5th4th3rd2nd1stCASES YEARSCORERatio City:LUZ
DEMOGRAPHY  
    
Total resident population2004209,495
3422004321,6601:1.54
Total annual population change over 5 yrs.20041%
247   
Percentage of households that are 1-person households200121%
297   
Percentage of households that are lone-parent households200140%
273   
Average size of households20042.73
17320042.761:1.01
SOCIAL ASPECTS  
    
Average price per m2 for an apartment  
    
Average price per m2 for a house2001€1,180
166   
Percentage of households living in owned dwellings200179%
305   
Percentage of households living in social housing  
    
Average living area in m2 per person200130
229   
Number of recorded crimes per 1,000 population200411.39
223   
ECONOMIC ASPECTS  
    
Unemployment rate200413%
159200412%1:0.93
Unemployment rate - female200420%
147200420%1:0.99
Employment rate200453%
157   
Activity rate200461%
182200460%1:0.99
GDP per head (€)2004€71,912
1482004€81,9281:1.14
Median disposable annual household income(€)2004€14,365
1182004€12,2521:0.85
Percentage of households receiving less than half of the national average household income  
    
CIVIC INVOLVEMENT  
    
Percentage of registered electorate voting in city elections200463%
193   
TRAINING AND EDUCATION  
    
No. of children aged 0-4 in day care per 1,000 children 0-42004410
14220044141:1.01
% of working age population with only primary education20040%
15520040%1:1.13
% of working age population with tertiary education20010%
185   
ENVIRONMENT  
    
Summer Smog: No. of days ozone (O3) exceeds 120µg/m320043
212   
Number of days PM10 concentrations exceed 50 µg/m32004107
235   
Amount of solid waste collected (domestic and commercial) - tonnes per capita per annum20040.50
237   
Percentage of solid waste processed by landfill200492%
213   
Green space to which the public has access (m2 per capita)  
    
Population density (residents per km2)20041,122
26520041301:0.12
TRANSPORT AND TRAVEL  
    
Percentage of journeys to work by car200452%
108200479%1:1.53
Average time of journey to work (mins.)200420
1072004251:1.28

SUB CITY LEVEL
14 SUB-CITY DISTRICTSAverage Population: 14358Comparison of Sub-City Districts
INDICATORSYEARLOWESTCITY SCOREHIGHESTRATIO Lowest:Highest
DEMOGRAPHY     
Percentage of total population aged 0-420012%3%4%1:1.70
Percentage of households that are 1-person households     
Percentage of households that are lone-parent households     
Percentage of households that are lone-pensioner households     
Average size of households     
SOCIAL ASPECTS     
Proportion of dwellings lacking basic amenities     
ECONOMIC ASPECTS     
Unemployment rate199114%17%23%1:1.61
Percentage of unemployed who are under age 25     
TRAINING AND EDUCATION     
% of working age population with only primary education     
% of working age population with secondary education     
% of working age population with tertiary education     
ENVIRONMENT     
Population density (residents per km2)