Cangas del Narcea is one of 54

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Cangas del Narcea Cangas del Narcea is the oldest municipality in the Principality of Asturias in Spain. 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 kno ...

, a

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within the province and

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, in northern

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. The town of Cangas del Narcea is the capital of the council of the same name. It is located in the north-central area of the council.

Localities

According to the nomenclature of 201312 the parish is formed by the towns of: Cangas del Narcea (village): 6,592 inhabitants. Curriellos (hamlet): 39 inhabitants. Llamas de Ambasaguas (officially, in Asturian, Llamas)4 (hamlet): 26 inhabitants. El Pinar (neighborhood): 2 inhabitants. Las Carballidas (place): 2 inhabitants. La Cogolla (place): 9 inhabitants. La Cortinona (place): 4 inhabitants. San Tirso (San Tisu) (place): 24 inhabitants. Sienra (place): 55 inhabitants. Parishes in Cangas del Narcea {{asturias-geo-stub