Cangas del Narcea

Infobox_Asturian municipality
coat of arms=Escudo de Cangas de Narcea.svg
coat of arms size= 100px


demonym Spanish= cangués/canguesa
capital= Cangas del Narcea
coordinates = Coord|43|10|47.5|N|6|33|0.1|W|display=inline,title|type:city(15127)_elevation:399_dim:5000_region:ES-AS-AS-CN
judicial district= Cangas del Narcea
parishes= 54
year= 2007
population= 15,127
population rank= 10
population percentage = 1.45
density= 18,37
area= 784
area rank= 1
area percentage = 7.39
highest point= Cueto de Arbás 2,007
postcode= de 33800 al 33819
mayor= José Manuel Cuervo
party= PSOE
website= http://www.ayto-cnarcea.es

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. Formerly, 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, and one of the judicial districts in Asturias.

Cangas del Narcea contains the Muniellos Biosphere Reserve, designated as such by UNESCO in 2000. In 2002 this reserve was incorporated into the "Parque Natural de Fuentes del Narcea, Degaña e Ibias" (Natural Park of Fuentes del Narcea, Degaña, and Ibias), a 550 km² (212 sq mi) park whose formation prompted legal action by landowners.

Parishes

Cangas del Narcea is divided into 63 parishes:

Politic

	PSOE	PP	PCE/IU-BA	UCD/CDS	URAS	UCA	Others	Total
1979	1	3	2	9	-	5	1	21
1983	7	5	6	-	-	-	3	21
1987	10	3	3	5	-	-	0	21
1991	11	6	3	0	-	-	1	21
1995	8	6	2	0	-	-	1	17
1999	9	5	1	-	1	-	1	17
2003	7	7	2	-	1	-	0	17
2007	8	6	3	-	0	-	0	17