Morcín

Morcín
Municipality
Asturcones in the Morcín landscape Asturcones in the Morcín landscape
Flag of Morcín Flag Coat of arms of Morcín Coat of arms
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Morcín Location in Spain
Coordinates:
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
• Total	2,962
• Density	59/km2 (150/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	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

• Torreón de Peñerudes 0204.jpg

  Torreón de Peñerudes

• Ermita de Santiago Monsacro 0013.jpg

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

• Iglesia de la parroquia de San Miguel de Argame 0103.jpg

  Church of the parish of San Miguel de Argame

• Iglesia de la parroquia de San Antonio de la Foz 0118.jpg

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

• Ermita de Santa Cecilia en el Vallín 0301.jpg

  Hermitage of Santa Cecilia en el Vallín

• Santa Eulalia de Morcín.jpg

  Church of the parish of Santa Eulalia de Morcín

• Embalse de Alfilorios.jpg

  Embalse de Alfilorios

• Desfile Cofradía Amigos de los Nabos en Oviedo.jpg

  Cofradía Amigos de los Nabos

• Capilla Medieval del Monsacro-Morcin, Asturias.PNG

  Medieval chapel in Monsacro mountain