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Oviñana is one of nine parishes (administrative divisions) in the Cudillero municipality, within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.
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The population is 529 (INE 2007).
Oviñana is well-known due to the Cape Vidio, since where you can have a wonderful sight of the Cantabrian Sea. The whole cape presents 90-m cliffs, in which many sea birds live, such as seagulls or cormorants. There are also many beaches which usually are not too crowded. The most well-known beaches in the village are: Vallina, El Sablón, Gayo, El gayín, Cueva, Peñadoria, Gradas, San Cidiellu, Maurieyu, Purtiella, Puerto Chico and Castrillón.
There qre many festivities in Oviñana, but the most important ones are: the Carnival ("Antroxu"), celebrated in February; La Jira (the first weekend in July), and San Roque (15–17 August).