Morcín

Morcín
Municipality
Asturcones in the Morcín landscape
Flag Coat of arms
Morcín Location in Spain
Coordinates: 43°17′N 5°53′W / 43.283°N 5.883°W / 43.283; -5.883
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Asturias
Province	Asturias
Comarca	Oviedo
Judicial district	Mieres
Capital	Santa Eulalia de Morcín
Government
• Alcalde	Jesús Álvarez Barbao (PSOE)
Area
• Total	50.05 km2 (19.32 sq mi)
Highest elevation	1,712 m (5,617 ft)
Population  (2018)[1]
• Total	2,631
• Density	53/km2 (140/sq mi)
Demonym	morciniego/a
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	33161 a 33163
Official language(s)	Asturian, Spanish
Website	Official website

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Morcín is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias, Spain.^[2] It is bordered on the north by Santo Adriano and Ribera de Arriba, on the east by Ribera and Mieres, on the south by Riosa on the west by Quirós.^[3]

Parishes

• Argame
• La Foz
• La Piñera
• Peñerudes
• San Esteban
• San Sebastián
• Santa Eulalia

Twin towns

• Arroyo Naranjo, Cuba
• Bir Enzaran, Western Sahara
• Lécousse, France

Gallery

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  Torreón de Peñerudes
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  Hermitage of Santiago, in the Monsacro mountain; Morcín, Asturias
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  Church of the parish of San Miguel de Argame
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  Church of the parish of San Antonio de la Foz; La Foz de Morcín
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  Hermitage of Santa Cecilia en el Vallín
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  Church of the parish of Santa Eulalia de Morcín
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  Embalse de Alfilorios
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  Cofradía Amigos de los Nabos
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  Medieval chapel in Monsacro mountain

References

External links

• Federación Asturiana de Concejos (in Spanish)

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