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Viana | |
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Town and municipality | |
![]() The main church in Viana, Navarra | |
Country | ![]() |
Community | Navarre |
Merindad | Estellerria |
Comarca | Estella Occidental |
Government | |
• Mayor | José Luis Murguiondo (Socialist Party of Navarre) |
Area | |
• Total | 78.62 km2 (30.36 sq mi) |
Elevation | 469 m (1,539 ft) |
Population (2018) [1] | |
• Total | 4,156 |
• Density | 53/km2 (140/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Basque: vianar Spanish:vianés, -a |
Viana is a town and municipality located in the province and autonomous community of Navarre, northern Spain. [2] Cesare Borgia is buried there. [3]
Viana is on the French Way path of the Camino de Santiago.
Vertical bar chart demographic of Viana between 1900 and 2017 |
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