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Morcín

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Morcín
Asturcones in the Morcín landscape
Asturcones in the Morcín landscape
Flag of Morcín
Coat of arms of Morcín
Morcín is located in Spain
Morcín
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
ProvinceAsturias
ComarcaOviedo
Judicial districtMieres
CapitalSanta Eulalia de Morcín
Government
 • AlcaldeJesús Álvarez Barbao (PSOE)
Area
 • Total50.05 km2 (19.32 sq mi)
Highest elevation
1,712 m (5,617 ft)
Population
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 • Total2,631
 • Density53/km2 (140/sq mi)
Demonymmorciniego/a
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
33161 a 33163
Official language(s)Asturian, Spanish
WebsiteOfficial website

Morcín is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias, Spain.[2] 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.[3]

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Twin towns

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References

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  1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. ^ Arias, Pablo (2009). "Rites in the Dark? An Evaluation of the Current Evidence for Ritual Areas at Magdalenian Cave Sites". World Archaeology. 41 (2): 262–294. ISSN 0043-8243.
  3. ^ "Bibliografía Hispánica". Revista Hispánica Moderna. 21 (3/4): 379–424. 1955. ISSN 0034-9593.
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