Cangas del Narcea is the oldest
municipality
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in the
Principality
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of
Asturias
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in
Spain
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. It is also the largest municipality in Asturias.
It is in the southwest of Asturias, on the Asturian border with
León. Until 1927, Cangas del Narcea was known as Cangas de Tineo (
Asturian: Cangas de Tinéu).
Cangas del Narcea is also the name of the municipality's
capital
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, and one of the judicial districts in Asturias.
Geography
Parishes
Cangas del Narcea is divided into 54
parishes
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Protected areas
Muniellos Wood, a
nature reserve
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which lies within Cangas del Narcea and
Ibias, is the core area of the
Muniellos Biosphere Reserve (designated by
UNESCO
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in 2000 and later extended). In 2002 a new
natural park was created, the
Natural Park of Fuentes del Narcea, Degaña, and Ibias (''Parque Natural de Fuentes del Narcea, Degaña e Ibias''), an area of 550 km
2 (212 sq mi). The natural park provides the core area of the biosphere reserve with a buffer zone.
The park's formation prompted legal action by landowners, but a management plan for the protected area was approved in 2006.
The Muniellos Visitor Centre is in Cangas del Narcea.
Politics
Demography
References
External links
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Municipalities in Asturias
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