Somiedo Explained

Somiedo
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Spain
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Spain
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Spain
Subdivision Type1:Autonomous community
Subdivision Name1:Asturias
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Asturias
Subdivision Type3:Comarca
Subdivision Name3:Oviedo
Subdivision Type4:Judicial district
Subdivision Name4:Grado
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Pola de Somiedo
Coordinates:43.1°N -21°W
Elevation Max M:2194
Area Total Km2:291.38
Population Demonym:somedano/a
Population Density Km2:auto
Blank Name Sec1:Official language(s)
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:33840 - 3842
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Leader Title:Alcalde
Leader Name:Belarmino Fernández Fervienza
Leader Party:PSOE

Somiedo (Asturian: Somiedu) is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias, Spain. It is bordered on the north by Belmonte de Miranda, on the east by Teverga, on the west by Tineo and Cangas del Narcea, and on the south by the province of León.[1]

It is the second least densely populated municipality in Asturias.

All of the municipality forms part of Somiedo Natural Park, which has been declared a biosphere reserve by Unesco.[2]

Parishes

Politics

PSOEPPCDSOtrosTotal
1979641011
198374-011
198774-011
199172-09
199554-09
199971-19
200381-09
200772-09

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Notes and References

  1. Menéndez, Carmen-Oliva (2008): Teitos. Cubiertas vegetales de Europa Occidental: de Asturias a Islandia. Colegio Oficial de Aparejadores y Arquitectos Técnicos del Principado de Asturias.
  2. https://en.unesco.org/biosphere/eu-na/somiedo UNESCO: Somiedo Biosphere Reserve, Spain