Province of Oviedo
The province of Asturias is a Spanish province, which since 1982 has formed the single-province autonomous community of the Principality of Asturias. Between 1833 and 1983 it was called the province of Oviedo.
History
It was created in November 1833, with the name of its capital, the city of Oviedo, within the territorial division of 1833, which divided Spain into provinces. In its constitution it included the territories of the historical comarca of Asturias de Oviedo, to which was added the territory of the current of Ribadedeva, Peñamellera Alta and Peñamellera Baja. These municipalities previously belonged to Asturias de Santillana and, since 1778, to the.Its creation meant the end of the as the governing body of the province, which was left in the hands of the. On 31 October 1835, the last minutes of the sessions of the General Assemblies and Provincial Councils of the Principality of Asturias were signed to give way to the Provincial Council.
With Law 1/1983, of 5 April 1983, on the change of name of the current province of Oviedo to the province of Asturias, the eighth transitory provision of the Statute of Autonomy of Asturias was complied with, changing its name to the current one. The number plates remained with the code O, although there were some moves to change it to AS.