Cangas del Narcea
Municipality in Asturias, Spain
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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]
Cangas del Narcea | |
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View of Cangas del Narcea | |
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  Cangas del Narcea Location in Spain | |
| Coordinates: 43°10′17″N 6°32′20″W | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Autonomous community |  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 (2025-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 11,282 |
| • Density | 13.699/km2 (35.480/sq mi) |
| Demonym | cangués / canguesa |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 33800-33819 |
| Website | Official website |
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]
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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
Demography
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by: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de España - graphic for Wikipedia |
