Allande
Allande
Ayande (Galician-Asturian) | |
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Location in the Asturias. | |
| Coordinates: 43°16′N 6°37′W / 43.267°N 6.617°W | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Asturias |
| Province | Asturias |
| Comarca | Narcea |
| Judicial district | Tineo |
| Capital | Pola de Allande |
| Government | |
| • Alcalde | José Antonio Mesa Pieiga (PSOE) |
| Area | |
• Total | 342.24 km2 (132.14 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 1,416 m (4,646 ft) |
| Population (2018) | |
• Total | 1,697 |
| • Density | 5.0/km2 (13/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Allandeses |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 33815, 33885 - 33890 |
| Website | Official website |
Allande (Asturian and Galician-Asturian: Ayande) is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias, Spain. Its capital is Pola de Allande.
The municipality is bordered on the north by Villayón, on the south by Cangas del Narcea and Ibias, to the east by Tineo and to the west by Pesoz, Grandas de Salime and Negueira de Muñiz (in the province of Lugo, Galicia).
The majority of the territory of the municipality is a National Monument. Among its forest riches are thousand-year-old yews in the parishes of Santa Colma and Lago, and the cork forest of Boxu.