Cangas de Onís
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Cangas de Onís (Asturian: Cangues d'Onís) is a municipality in the eastren pairt o the province an autonomous commonty o Asturias in the northwast of Spain. The caipital o the municipality is Cangas de Onís an aw.
Cangas de Onís | |
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Municipality | |
The hump-backed "Roman Brig" on the Sella River | |
Coordinates: 43°18′52″N 5°04′00″W | |
Kintra | Spain |
Autonomous commonty | Asturias |
Province | Asturias |
Comarca | Oriente |
Judicial district | Cangas de Onís |
Caipital | Cangas de Onís |
Govrenment | |
• Alcalde | Jose Manuel González Castro (PP) |
Area | |
• Total | 212.75 km2 (82.14 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 2478 m (8,130 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 6,731 |
• Density | 32/km2 (82/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | cangués |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 33547 to 33559 |
Website | Offeecial wabsteid |
Mair nor seiventy square kilometres o the concejo shape pairt o the Parque nacional de los Picos de Europa. Athin the pairk is the veelage o Covadonga, whaur the battle o Covadonga (aboot 722), the first major victory bi a Christian militar force in Iberie efter the Islamic conquest, marks the stairtin-point o the Reconquista.
Till 774, Cangas de Onís wis the caipital o the Kinrick o Asturias. It wis the steid o the first kirk constructit in post-conquest Iberie, Santa Cruz de Cangas de Onís (737), built on a auncient dolmen.
Gien its variet hicht it haes mony teeps o plants, includin mony muntain shrubs, heather; aik, hae an esh trees, roondit bi gressland an copes.
The main economical activities o this region are agricultur an nowt rearin, as weel as ferm tourism. Visits tae the Covadonga Sanctuar an its surroondin lochs are ane o the main Asturias destinations, receivin a big portion o the region's total tourists.
Cangas de Onís is dividit in eleiven pairishes:
The caipital o the municipality is the pairish o Cangas de Onís. It is 27.22 km2 (10.51 sq mi) in size wi a population o 4,326 (INE 2005). The postal code is 33550 an is dividit in several veelages:
Template:Parishes in Cangas de Onís Template:Municipalities o Asturias
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