Cuenya

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Cuenya
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Cuenya
Coordinates: 43°23′00″N5°29′00″W / 43.383333°N 5.483333°W / 43.383333; -5.483333 Coordinates: 43°23′00″N5°29′00″W / 43.383333°N 5.483333°W / 43.383333; -5.483333
Country Spain
Autonomous community Asturias
Province Asturias
Municipality Nava

Cuenya is one of six parishes (administrative divisions) in Nava, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain. It has an area of 11.36 square kilometers and in the 2001 census 193 houses were counted.

A parish is an administrative division used by several countries. In Ireland and all parts of the British Isles except Scotland and Wales it is known as a civil parish to distinguish it from the ecclesiastical parish.

Nava, Asturias Municipality in Asturias, Spain

Nava is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias, Spain. It is also the name of one of the parishes in this municipality, as well as the name of the municipal capital.

Municipality An administrative division having corporate status and usually some powers of self-government or jurisdiction

A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. It is to be distinguished (usually) from the county, which may encompass rural territory or numerous small communities such as towns, villages and hamlets.