Noreña
Municipality in Asturias, Spain
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Noreña is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias, Spain. It is surrounded by the municipality of Siero. It is the smallest municipality in Asturias and the second smallest in Spain, and one of the ones with the highest per capita income and population density in the Principality. Noreña is also the name of a parish in the municipality, and the municipal capital.
Noreña | |
|---|---|
Palacio del Rebollín | |
Location of Noreña | |
| Coordinates: 43°23′36″N 5°42′15″W | |
| Country | |
| Autonomous community | |
| Province | Asturias |
| Comarca | Oviedo |
| Capital | Noreña |
| Government | |
| • Alcalde | Amparo Antuña Suárez (IPÑ) |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.29 km2 (2.04 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 522 m (1,713 ft) |
| Population (2025-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 5,131 |
| • Density | 970/km2 (2,510/sq mi) |
| Demonym | noreñense |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 33180, 33189, 33519 |
| Official language(s) | Asturian, Spanish |
| Website | Official website |
Parishes
Notable people
- Alberto Colunga Cueto, Dominican priest and Bible translator, was born in Noreña.
- Enrique Rodríguez Bustelo, architect
- Pedro Álvarez de Asturias (d 1286) Lord of Norena