Andorra
Andorra, officially the Principality of Andorra, is a Sovereignty, sovereign landlocked country on the Iberian Peninsula, in the eastern Pyrenees in Southwestern Europe, Andorra–France border, bordered by France to the north and Spain to A ...
consists of seven communities known as parishes
(, singularparròquia). Until relatively recently, it had only six parishes; the seventh,
Escaldes–Engordany, was created in 1978.
Overview
Andorra la Vella
Andorra la Vella is the capital and largest city of Andorra. It is located high in the east Pyrenees, between France and Spain. It is also the name of the parishes of Andorra, Andorran parish that surrounds the capital.
, the city had a populati ...
is the capital of Andorra. Some parishes have a further territorial subdivision;
Ordino
Ordino () is the most northerly parishes of Andorra, parish in the Principality of Andorra. It's mostly the main area of Valira del Nord or ''Valira d'Ordino'' river valley. Ordino is also the name of the main town of the parish. Other settlements ...
,
La Massana
La Massana (; originally ''La Maçana'') is one of the seven parishes of Andorra, parishes of the Principality of Andorra. It is located in the northwest of the country. La Massana is also the name of the main town of the parish. The name Massana ...
and
Sant Julià de Lòria
Sant may refer to:
People
* Alfred Sant (born 1948), Maltese politician
* Andrew Sant (born 1950), English-born Australian poet
* David Sant (born 1968), Catalan director, actor and writer
* Indira Sant (1914–2000), Indian poet
* James San ...
are subdivided into ''quarts'' (quarters), while
Canillo is subdivided into 10 ''veïnats'' (neighborhoods). Those mostly coincide with
village
A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...
s, which are found in all parishes.
Each parish has its own elected mayor who is the nominal head of the local government known as a ''comú'' in Catalan.
See also
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ISO 3166-2:AD
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List of cities in Andorra
References
External links
{{Articles on first-level administrative divisions of European countries
Andorra geography-related lists
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Parishes, Andorra
Andorra, Parishes
Subdivisions of Andorra