Quirós
Municipality in Asturias, Spain / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other uses, see Quiros (disambiguation).
Quirós is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias, Spain. To the southeast is the municipality of Lena, to the south lies the Autonomous Community of León, to the northeast Riosa and Morcín, to the north is Santo Adriano, to the northwest is Proaza, and to the west is Teverga. Castillo de Alba was a notable fortress here in medieval times, today in ruins.
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Quirós | |
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Coordinates: 43°8′N 5°58′W | |
Country | Spain |
Autonomous community | Asturias |
Province | Asturias |
Comarca | Oviedo |
Judicial district | Lena |
Capital | Bárzana |
Government | |
• Alcalde | Agustín Farpón Alonso (PSOE) |
Area | |
• Total | 208.79 km2 (80.61 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 2,417 m (7,930 ft) |
Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 1,194 |
• Density | 5.7/km2 (15/sq mi) |
Demonym | quirosano |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 33115 a 33118 |
Website | www |
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