Morcín

Morcín
—  Municipality  —
Asturcones in the Morcín landscape
Flag Coat of arms
Morcín Location in Spain
Coordinates: 43°17′N 5°53′W / 43.283°N 5.883°W / 43.283; -5.883Coordinates: 43°17′N 5°53′W / 43.283°N 5.883°W / 43.283; -5.883
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Asturias
Province	Asturias
Comarca	Oviedo
Judicial district	Mieres
Capital	Santa Eulalia de Morcín
Government
– Alcalde	Jesús Álvarez Barbao (PSOE)
Area
– Total	50.05 km2 (19.3 sq mi)
Highest elevation	1,712 m (5,617 ft)
Population
– Total	2,962
– Density	59.2/km2 (153.3/sq mi)
Demonym	morciniego/a
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
– Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	33161 a 33163
Official language(s)	Asturian, Spanish
Website	Official website

Morcín is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias, Spain. It is bordered on the north by Santo Adriano and Ribera de Arriba, on the east by Ribera and Mieres, on the south by Riosa on the west by Quirós.

Parishes

• Argame
• La Foz
• La Piñera
• Peñerudes
• San Esteban
• San Sebastián
• Santa Eulalia

Twin towns

• Arroyo Naranjo, Cuba
• Bir Enzaran, Western Sahara
• Lécousse, France

External links

• Federación Asturiana de Concejos (Spanish)

Gallery

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  Torreón de Peñerudes

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  Hermitage of Santiago, in the Monsacro mountain; Morcín, Asturias

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  Church of the parish of San Miguel de Argame

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  Church of the parish of San Antonio de la Foz; La Foz de Morcín

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  Hermitage of Santa Cecilia en el Vallín

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  Church of the parish of Santa Eulalia de Morcín

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  Embalse de Alfilorios

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  Cofradía Amigos de los Nabos

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  Medieval chapel in Monsacro mountain