Allande

Allande
Flag of Allande
Coat of arms of Allande
Location in the Asturias.
Location in the Asturias.
Allande is located in Spain
Allande
Allande
Location in Spain
Coordinates: 43°16′N 6°37′W / 43.267°N 6.617°W / 43.267; -6.617
Country Spain
Autonomous community Asturias
ProvinceAsturias
ComarcaNarcea
Judicial districtTineo
CapitalPola de Allande
Government
 • AlcaldeJosé Antonio Mesa Pieiga (PSOE)
Area
 • Total342.24 km2 (132.14 sq mi)
Highest elevation
1,416 m (4,646 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total1,697
 • Density5.0/km2 (13/sq mi)
DemonymAllandeses
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
33815, 33885 - 33890
WebsiteOfficial 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.

  1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.