Noreña

Noreña
Municipality
Palacio del Rebollín

Flag

Coat of arms

Location of Noreña
Noreña
Location in Spain
Coordinates: 43°23′36″N 5°42′15″W / 43.39333°N 5.70417°W / 43.39333; -5.70417
Country  Spain
Autonomous community  Asturias
Province Asturias
Comarca Oviedo
Capital Noreña
Government
  Alcalde César Movilla (PSOE)
Area
  Total 5.29 km2 (2.04 sq mi)
Elevation 522 m (1,713 ft)
Population
  Total 5,289
  Density 1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
Demonym(s) noreñense
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code 33180, 33189, 33519
Official language(s) Bable, Spanish
Website Official website

Noreña is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias, Spain. It is completely surrounded by the municipality of Siero. It is the smallest municipality in Asturias and the second smallest in Spain, and one of the ones with the highest per capita income and population density in the Principality. Noreña is also the name of a parish in the municipality, and the municipal capital.

Parishes

  • Celles (San Juan de Celles)
  • Noreña (Santa María de Noreña)
  • Santa Marina

Notable people

  • Alberto Colunga Cueto, Dominican priest and Bible translator, was born in Noreña.
  • Enrique Rodríguez Bustelo, architect


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