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Cangas del Narcea is the oldest
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in the
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of
Asturias Asturias (, ; ast, Asturies ), officially the Principality of Asturias ( es, Principado de Asturias; ast, Principáu d'Asturies; Galician-Asturian: ''Principao d'Asturias''), is an autonomous community in northwest Spain. It is coextensiv ...
in
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. It is also the largest municipality in Asturias. It is in the southwest of Asturias, on the Asturian border with León. Formerly, Cangas del Narcea was known as Cangas de Tineo ( Asturian: Cangas de Tinéu). Cangas del Narcea is also the name of the municipality's
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, and one of the judicial districts in Asturias.


Geography


Parishes

Cangas del Narcea is divided into 54
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Protected areas

Muniellos Wood, a
nature reserve A nature reserve (also known as a wildlife refuge, wildlife sanctuary, biosphere reserve or bioreserve, natural or nature preserve, or nature conservation area) is a protected area of importance for flora, fauna, or features of geological o ...
which lies within Cangas del Narcea and
Ibias Ibias is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias, Spain. It is bordered on the north by Allande and A Fonsagranda and Negueira (in the Province of Lugo, Galicia); on the east by Degaña and Cangas de Narce ...
, is the core area of the Muniellos Biosphere Reserve (designated by
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in 2000 and later extended). In 2002 a new natural park was created, the Natural Park of Fuentes del Narcea, Degaña, and Ibias (''Parque Natural de Fuentes del Narcea, Degaña e Ibias''), an area of 550 km² (212 sq mi). The natural park provides the core area of the biosphere reserve with a buffer zone. The park's formation prompted legal action by landowners, but a management plan for the protected area was approved in 2006. The Muniellos Visitor Centre is in Cangas del Narcea


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