Parres

Municipality in Asturias, Spain
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43°22′12″N 5°11′24″W / 43.37000°N 5.19000°W / 43.37000; -5.19000Country SpainAutonomous community AsturiasProvinceAsturiasComarcaOrienteJudicial districtCangas de OnísCapitalArriondasGovernment
 • AlcaldeManuel Millán García González (PSOE)Area
 • Total126.08 km2 (48.68 sq mi)Highest elevation
1,159 m (3,802 ft)Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total5,353 • Density42/km2 (110/sq mi)Demonymparragués/aTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code
33540
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Parres is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias, Spain. It is bordered on the north by Caravia and Ribadesella, on the east by Cangas de Onís, on the west by Piloña and Colunga, and on the south by Amieva.

The municipality's capital is the village of Arriondas, which sits on the banks of both the rivers Piloña and Sella. The municipality consists of two main valleys (of the rivers Sella and Piloña) that stretch around the north. The rest consists of mountains from the Cantabrian Mountains and, to the north west, the Sierra del Sueve.

Parishes

  • Pendás
  • San Juan de Parres
  • Sorribas (Parres)
  • Viabaño
  • Villanueva

The capital of the municipality is the village of Arriondas, located in the parish of Cuadroveña.

References

  1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.

External links

  • Página de Parres (in Spanish)
  • Federación Asturiana de Concejos (in Spanish)
  • Areas Recreativas de Parres (in Spanish)


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