Cangas del Narcea

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Cangas del Narcea
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Cangas del Narcea
Location in Spain
Coordinates: 43°10′17″N6°32′20″W / 43.17139°N 6.53889°W / 43.17139; -6.53889
CountryFlag of Spain.svg  Spain
Autonomous community Flag of Asturias.svg  Asturias
Province Asturias
Comarca Narcea
Judicial district Cangas del Narcea
Capital Cangas del Narcea
Government
   Alcalde José Luis Fontaniella (PP)
Area
  Total
823.57 km2 (317.98 sq mi)
Highest elevation
2,007 m (6,585 ft)
Population
 (2024) [1]
  Total
11,421
  Density14/km2 (36/sq mi)
Demonym cangués / canguesa
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
33800-33819
Website Official website
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Church of Santa María Magdalena, Cangas del Narcea.

Cangas del Narcea is the oldest[ citation needed ] municipality in the Principality of Asturias in Spain. It is also the largest municipality in Asturias. [2]

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It is in the southwest of Asturias, on the Asturian border with León. Until 1927, Cangas del Narcea was known as Cangas de Tineo (Asturian: Cangas de Tinéu). [3]

Cangas del Narcea is also the name of the municipality's capital, and one of the judicial districts in Asturias. [4]

Geography

Parishes

Cangas del Narcea is divided into 54 parishes: [5]

Ambasaguas, Cangas del Narcea Cangas del narcea ambasaguas arriba.jpeg
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. [6] 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. [7]

Politics


PSOE PP PCE/IU-BA UCD/CDS URAS UCA OthersTotal
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

Cangas del Narcea

References

  1. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. "Cangas del Narcea – FACC". www.facc.info. Retrieved 2025-04-11.
  3. "Archivos de Asturias - Gobierno del Principado de Asturias". archivosdeasturias.info. Retrieved 2025-04-11.
  4. "BOE-A-1989-11182 Ley 1/1989, de 18 de abril, por la que se determina la capitalidad de los partidos judiciales comprendidos en el ámbito territorial del Principado de Asturias". www.boe.es. Retrieved 2025-04-11.
  5. "Parroquias y pueblos - Ayuntamiento de Cangas del Narcea". www.ayto-cnarcea.es. Retrieved 2025-04-11.
  6. "Biosphere Reserve Directory". UNESCO. 2007. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  7. "Muniellos visitor centre". Groundspeak. Retrieved 15 July 2016.