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; -5.883
Country Spain
Autonomous community Asturias
ProvinceAsturias
ComarcaOviedo
Judicial districtMieres
CapitalSanta Eulalia de Morcín
Government
 • AlcaldeJesús Álvarez Barbao (PSOE)
Area
 • Total
50.05 km2 (19.32 sq mi)
Highest elevation
1,712 m (5,617 ft)
Population
 (2025-01-01)[1]
 • Total
2,460
 • Density49.2/km2 (127/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]

Parishes

Twin towns

  • 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

See also

References

  1. ^ National Statistics Institute (13 December 2025). "Municipal Register of Spain of 2025".
  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. doi:10.1080/00438240902843964. ISSN 0043-8243. JSTOR 40388254.
  3. ^ "Bibliografía Hispánica". Revista Hispánica Moderna. 21 (3/4): 379–424. 1955. ISSN 0034-9593. JSTOR 30208345.


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