La Veigadouria is one of seven
parishes
A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest, often termed a parish priest, who might be assisted by one or ...
in
Boal
Boal (Galician-Asturian: ''Bual'') is a municipality, a civil parish and a town in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias (Spain). It borders north with El Franco and Coaña, south with Illano, west with Castropol and east with ...
, a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
, within the province and
autonomous community
The autonomous communities () are the first-level administrative divisions of Spain, created in accordance with the Spanish Constitution of 1978, with the aim of guaranteeing limited autonomy to the nationalities and regions that make up Sp ...
of
Asturias
Asturias (; ; ) officially the Principality of Asturias, is an autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community in northwest Spain.
It is coextensive with the provinces of Spain, province of Asturias and contains some of the territory t ...
, in northern
Spain
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.
It is in size with a population of 214
INE2005).
The
Asturian people
Asturians () are a Romance-speaking world, Romance ethnic group native to the autonomous community of Principality of Asturias, Asturias, in the North-West of the Iberian Peninsula.
Culture and society Heritage
The Asturians have Celts, Celti ...
of the parish live in several villages, including: El Bidural, Brañallibrel, A Cabana, Carbayal, El Cepón, El Gumio, Ouria, Ransal, Rozadas, Trevé, El Valle Seco and A Veigadouria.
External links
Asturian society of economic and industrial studies English language version of "Sociedad Asturiana de Estudios Económicos e Industriales" (SADEI)
Parishes in Boal
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