Noreña

Municipality in Asturias, Spain From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Noreña

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.

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Noreña (Spain)
Coordinates: 43°23′36″N 5°42′15″W
Country Spain
Autonomous community Asturias
ProvinceAsturias
ComarcaOviedo
CapitalNoreña
Government
  AlcaldeCésar Movilla (PSOE)
Area
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5.29 km2 (2.04 sq mi)
Elevation
522 m (1,713 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
  Total
5,167
  Density980/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
Demonymnoreñense
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
33180, 33189, 33519
Official language(s)Bable, Spanish
WebsiteOfficial website
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Parishes

  • Celles (San Juan de Celles)
  • Noreña (Santa María de Noreña)
  • Santa Marina

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

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