Cangas del Narcea

Cangas del Narcea is the oldest municipality in the Principality of Asturias in Spain. It is also the largest municipality in Asturias. It is in the southwest of Asturias, on the Asturian border with León. Formerly, Cangas del Narcea was known as Cangas de Tineo (Asturian: Cangas de Tinéu). Cangas del Narcea is also the name of the municipality's capital, and one of the judicial districts in Asturias.

Cangas del Narcea
Municipality
View of Cangas del Narcea
Coat of arms
Cangas del Narcea
Location in Spain
Coordinates: 43°10′17″N 6°32′20″W
Country Spain
Autonomous community Asturias
ProvinceAsturias
ComarcaNarcea
Judicial districtCangas del Narcea
CapitalCangas del Narcea
Government
 • AlcaldeJosé Luis Fontaniella (PP)
Area
 • Total823.57 km2 (317.98 sq mi)
Highest elevation
2,007 m (6,585 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total12,579
 • Density15/km2 (40/sq mi)
Demonym(s)cangu'es / canguesa
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
33800-33819
WebsiteOfficial website
Church of Santa María Magdalena, Cangas del Narcea.

Geography

Parishes

Cangas del Narcea is divided into 54 parishes:

Ambasaguas, Cangas del Narcea

Protected areas

Muniellos Wood, a nature reserve which lies within Cangas del Narcea and Ibias, is the core area of the Muniellos Biosphere Reserve (designated by UNESCO in 2000 and later extended). In 2002 a new natural park was created, the Natural Park of Fuentes del Narcea, Degaña, and Ibias (Parque Natural de Fuentes del Narcea, Degaña e Ibias), an area of 550 km² (212 sq mi). The natural park provides the core area of the biosphere reserve with a buffer zone.[2] The park's formation prompted legal action by landowners, but a management plan for the protected area was approved in 2006.

The Muniellos Visitor Centre is in Cangas del Narcea [3]

Politics


PSOEPPPCE/IU-BAUCD/CDSURASUCAOthersTotal
19791329-5121
1983756---321
198710335--021
199111630--121
19958620--117
1999951-1-117
2003772-1-017
2007863-0-017
2011456-0-117
by: Ministerio del Interior y Federación Asturiana de Concejos

Demography
by: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de España - graphic for Wikipedia

References
  1. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. "Biosphere Reserve Directory". UNESCO. 2007. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  3. "Muniellos visitor centre". Groundspeak. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
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