Cangas del Narcea facts for kids

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Municipality
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Coat of arms
Cangas del Narcea Location in Spain
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Asturias
Province	Asturias
Comarca	Narcea
Judicial district	Cangas del Narcea
Capital	Cangas del Narcea
Area
• Total	823.57 km2 (317.98 sq mi)
Highest elevation	2,007 m (6,585 ft)
Population
• Total	KIDDLE_IB
Demonym(s)	cangués / canguesa
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	33800-33819

Church of Santa María Magdalena, Cangas del Narcea.

Cangas del Narcea is the oldest municipality in the Principality of Asturias in Spain. It is also the largest municipality in Asturias. It is in the southwest of Asturias, on the Asturian border with León. Formerly, Cangas del Narcea was known as Cangas de Tineo (Asturian: Cangas de Tinéu). Cangas del Narcea is also the name of the municipality's capital, and one of the judicial districts in Asturias.

Geography

Parishes

Cangas del Narcea is divided into 54 parishes:

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. 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

Politics

Demography

by: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de España - graphic for Wikipedia

See also

In Spanish: Cangas del Narcea para niños