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 | |
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Coordinates: 43°23′36″N 5°42′15″W / 43.39333°N 5.70417°W | |
Country | Spain |
Autonomous community | Asturias |
Province | Asturias |
Comarca | Oviedo |
Capital | Noreña |
Government | |
• Alcalde | César Movilla (PSOE) |
Area | |
• Total | 5.29 km2 (2.04 sq mi) |
Elevation | 522 m (1,713 ft) |
Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 5,167 |
• Density | 980/km2 (2,500/sq mi) |
Demonym | noreñense |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 33180, 33189, 33519 |
Official language(s) | Bable, Spanish |
Website | Official website |
- Celles (San Juan de Celles)
- Noreña (Santa María de Noreña)
- Santa Marina
Notable people
edit- 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
Gallery
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'Santa María de Noreña' Church
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Rionda Alonso Foundation School
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Typical house of this municipality
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Townhall
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Bandstand Square
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Bandstand Square
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Townhall Square
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Woman Statue
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Pig Statue 'El Gochín'
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Sports Center
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Los Riegos Park
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Fountain
References
edit- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
External links
edit- Ayuntamiento de Noreña
- Federación Asturiana de Concejos (in Spanish)
- Página del caminoreal (in Spanish)
- Noreña entrañable.