Somiedo

Somiedo
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Somiedo Location in Spain
Coordinates:
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Asturias
Province	Asturias
Comarca	Oviedo
Judicial district	Grado
Capital	Pola de Somiedo
Government
• Alcalde	Belarmino Fernández Fervienza (PSOE)
Area
• Total	291.38 km2 (112.50 sq mi)
Highest elevation	2,194 m (7,198 ft)
Population
• Total	1,544
• Density	5.3/km2 (14/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	somedano/a
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	33840 - 3842
Website	Official website

Somiedo (Asturian: Somiedu) is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias, Spain. It is bordered on the north by Belmonte de Miranda, on the east by Teverga, on the west by Tineo and Cangas del Narcea, and on the south by the province of León.

It is the second least densely populated municipality in Asturias.

All of the municipality forms part of Somiedo Natural Park, which has been declared a biosphere reserve by Unesco.

Parishes

Aguino Clavillas Corés El Coto El Puerto

Endriga Gúa La Riera Las Morteras Pigüeña

Pigüeces Pola de Somiedo Valle de Lago Veigas Villar de Vildas

Politics

	PSOE	PP	CDS	Otros	Total
1979	6	4	1	0	11
1983	7	4	-	0	11
1987	7	4	-	0	11
1991	7	2	-	0	9
1995	5	4	-	0	9
1999	7	1	-	1	9
2003	8	1	-	0	9
2007	7	2	-	0	9

External links

• Hiking routes in Somiedo (English)
• Somiedo Natural Park (Spanish)
• Federación Asturiana de Concejos (Spanish)
• Estado del Embalse de Somiedo (Spanish)
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