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Parres
Flag of Parres
Coat of arms of Parres
Country Spain
Autonomous community Asturias
ProvinceAsturias
ComarcaOriente
Judicial districtCangas de Onís
CapitalArriondas
Government
 • AlcaldeManuel Millán García González (PSOE)
Area
 • Total126.08 km2 (48.68 sq mi)
Highest elevation
1,159 m (3,802 ft)
Population
 • Total5,842
 • Density46/km2 (120/sq mi)
Demonymparragués/a
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
33540
WebsiteOfficial website

Parres is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias, Spain. It is bordered on the north by Caravia and Ribadesella, on the east by Cangas de Onís, on the west by Piloña and Colunga, and on the south by Amieva.

The municipality's capital is the village of Arriondas, which sits on the banks of both the rivers Piloña and Sella. The municipality consists of two main valleys (of the rivers Sella and Piloña) that stretch around the North. The rest consists of mountains from the Cantabrian Mountains and, to the North West, the Sierra del Sueve.

The capital of the municipality is the village of Arriondas, located in the parish of Cuadroveña.