Ordino

Ordino is one of the parishes of Andorra. It is the most northern parish of the country. Ordino is also the name of the main town of the parish. In the parish is the Parc Natural de Sorteny ("Sorteny Natural Park"), the largest nature area of Andorra.

Ordino
Parish
An Ordino street and Casamanya mountain in the background
Flag Coat of arms
Ordino parish, in red, in Andorra
Coordinates: 42°33′18″N 1°31′59″E
Country	Andorra
Capital	Ordino
Villages	See list
Government [1]
• Mayor	J. Àngel Mortés Pons
Area
• Total	89.3 km2 (34.5 sq mi)
Elevation	1,298 m (4,259 ft)
Population  (2015)[2]
• Total	4,687
• Density	52/km2 (140/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	ordinenc, ordinenca
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	AD300
ISO 3166 code	AD-05
Website	Official website

History

Ordino is known for the several places where the iron ore was melted between the XVII and the XIX centuries. Besides being the industrial centre of Andorra, Ordino is considered the cultural centre of Andorra. Here Antoni Fiter i Rossell wrote the Manual Digest (1748), called the "Bible of Andorra," which tells the history, the government and the Andorran customs.^[3]

Geography

The town of Ordino, the capital of the parish, is at 1,298 m (4,259 ft) above sea level. Most of the parish is in the valley of the Valira del Nord (or Valira d'Ordino) river, in the northwest of the country.

Ordino borders with France (Ariège department) to the north, with the Canillo parish to the east, the Encamp parish to the southeast and the La Massana parish to the south and the west.

Some of the highest mountains of Andorra are in the Ordino parish; some of them are:

• Pic de l'Estanyó, 2,915 m (9,564 ft) high
• Pic de la Serrera, 2,913 m (9,557 ft) high
• Pic de Font Blanca, 2,904 m (9,528 ft) high

The town of Ordino is on the slopes of the Pic de Casamanya (or just Casamanya); it is 2,752 m (9,029 ft) high.

The main river in the parish is the Valira del Nord (or Valira d'Ordino) river, one of the two branches that form the Valira river.

Population

The parish had a population, in 2015 of 4,687 inhabitants,^[2] for a population density of 52.5 persons/km².

Evolution of the population in Ordino^[4]

Change in population

1981	1986	1991	1996	2001	2006	2011	2015
761	1,096	1,582	1,931	2,366	3,467	4,322	4,687

Villages

There are other villages and hamlets besides the main town of Ordino in the parish:

No.	Town	Population[5] (2015)	Altitude[6] (m)	Notes[6]
1	Ansalonga	59	1,331	It is on the left side of the Valira d'Ordino (or Valira del Nord) river.
2	Arans	217	1,385	It is on the right side of the Valira d'Ordino (or Valira del Nord) river.
3	El Serrat	186	1,539	It is main centre of the Ordino valley; here the iron ore was transformed in steel.
4	La Cortinada	809	1,335	It is along the Valira d'Ordino (or Valira del Nord) river.
5	Llorts	162	1,413	It is on the right side of the Valira d'Ordino river.
6	Ordino	2,969	1,298	The capital of the parish.
7	Segudet	45	1,327	Other name: Segudet. It is on the right side of the Cegudet river, a left tributary of the Valira d'Ordino river.
8	Sornàs	240	1,514	It is on the left side of the Valira d'Ordino (or Valira del Nord) river.

Sites of interest

• Auditori Nacional d'Andorra ("National Auditorium of Andorra")
• Museu Postal d'Andorral ("Postal Museum of Andorra")
• Museu de la Miniatura ("Miniature Museum")
• Sant Martí de la Cortinada, a Romanesque church in La Cortinada, north of Ordino.
• Valle de Sorteny Natural Park, the largest natural park in Andorra.
• Vallnord, a ski/snowboard resort in the Pyrenees mountains; the Arcalís sector is in the Ordino parish.

Gallery

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  Sant Martí church, La Cortinada
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  The main street of Ordino
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  Ordino town centre
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  The summit of Casamanya