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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; -5.883
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 (19.32 sq mi)
Highest elevation	1,712 m (5,617 ft)
Population (2018)^[1]
• Total	2,631
• Density	53/km² (140/sq mi)
Demonym	morciniego/a
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	33161 a 33163
Official language(s)	Asturian, Spanish
Website	Official website

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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[edit]

Twin towns[edit]

Gallery[edit]

Torreón de Peñerudes
Hermitage of Santiago, in the Monsacro mountain; Morcín, Asturias
Church of the parish of San Miguel de Argame
Church of the parish of San Antonio de la Foz; La Foz de Morcín
Hermitage of Santa Cecilia en el Vallín
Church of the parish of Santa Eulalia de Morcín
Embalse de Alfilorios
Cofradía Amigos de los Nabos
Medieval chapel in Monsacro mountain

References[edit]

^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.

External links[edit]

Federación Asturiana de Concejos (in Spanish)

v t e Parishes in Morcín, Asturias, Spain
Argame La Foz La Piñera Peñerúes San Esteban San Sebastián Santolaya

v t e Municipalities in Asturias
Allande Aller Amieva Avilés Belmonte de Miranda Bimenes Boal Cabrales Cabranes Candamo Cangas de Onís Cangas del Narcea Caravia Carreño Caso Castrillón Castropol Coaña Colunga Corvera de Asturias Cudillero Degaña El Franco Gijón Gozón Grado Grandas de Salime Ibias Illano Illas Langreo Laviana Lena Llanera Llanes Mieres Morcín Muros de Nalón Nava Navia Noreña Onís Oviedo Parres Peñamellera Alta Peñamellera Baja Pesoz Piloña Ponga Pravia Proaza Quirós Las Regueras Ribadedeva Ribadesella Ribera de Arriba Riosa Salas San Martín de Oscos San Martín del Rey Aurelio San Tirso de Abres Santa Eulalia de Oscos Santo Adriano Sariego Siero Sobrescobio Somiedo Soto del Barco Tapia de Casariego Taramundi Teverga Tineo Valdés Vegadeo Villanueva de Oscos Villaviciosa Villayón Yernes y Tameza

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