Onís is a municipality and a parish in the
Autonomous Community of the
Principality of Asturias, Spain. The municipality is bordered on the north by
Llanes
Llanes (the ''Concejo de Llanes'', ''Conceyu de Llanes'' in Asturian language) is a municipality of the province of Asturias, in northern Spain. Stretching for about 30 km along the coast at the extreme east of the province, Llanes is bound ...
, on the south by the
province of León
León (, , ; ; ) is a province of northwestern Spain in the northern part of the Region of León and in the northwestern part of the autonomous community of Castile and León.
About one quarter of its population of 463,746 (2018) lives in the cap ...
, to the east by
Cabrales and to the west by
Cangas de Onís
Cangas de Onís ( Asturian: ''Cangues d'Onís'' "valleys of Onís"'' Canga'' (plural ''cangues'') is an Asturian word for "valley, canyon".) is a municipality in the eastern part of the province and autonomous community of Asturias in the nor ...
.
The area of the municipality is 75 km
2, being more of a third of its territory in the
Picos de Europa National Park
The Picos de Europa National Park ( es, Parque Nacional de Picos de Europa) is a National Park in the Picos de Europa mountain range, in northern Spain. It is within the boundaries of three autonomous communities, Asturias, Cantabria and Castil ...
.
The population is dispersed over various population centers, being its capital de Benia de Onís. In 2007, the population is of 920 inhabitants, increasing remarkably during holiday times.
The source of the
Güeña River, main affluent of the
Sella River
The Sella is a river located in northwest Spain. It flows through the region of Asturias from the Picos de Europa to the Bay of Biscay of the Atlantic Ocean at Ribadesella
Ribadesella (Asturian: Ribeseya) is a small municipality in the ...
, is lowest point of the municipality with 175 m. Part of the
Picos de Europa
The Picos de Europa ("Peaks of Europe", also the Picos) are a mountain range extending for about , forming part of the Cantabrian Mountains in northern Spain.
The range is situated in the Autonomous Communities of Asturias, Cantabria and Castil ...
, the Pico de Verdilluenga is the highest point of the municipality with 2,129 m.
The municipality consists of three parishes:
*Onís: including the settlements of Benia (Benia de Onís), Avín, El Castru, Los Menores, Pandellavandes, Silviella, Talaveru, Villar.
*Bobia: including the settlements of Bobia de Abajo (Bovia Baxu), Bobia de Arriba (Bovia Riba), Demués, Gamonéu.
*La Robellada: including the settlements of La Robellada and El Pedroso (Pedrosu)
Notes
External links
Federación Asturiana de Concejos
Municipalities in Asturias
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