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Yernes y Tameza | |
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  Yernes y Tameza Location in Spain | |
| Coordinates: 43°15′0″N 6°7′45″W / 43.25000°N 6.12917°W | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Autonomous community |  Asturias |
| Province | Asturias |
| Comarca | Oviedo |
| Judicial district | Grado |
| Capital | Villabre |
| Government | |
| • Alcalde | Carlos Manuel Fernández Fernández (PSOE) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 31.63 km2 (12.21 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 1,374 m (4,508 ft) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
| • Total | 140 |
| • Density | 4.4/km2 (11/sq mi) |
| Demonym | tamezano |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 33826 |
Yernes y Tameza is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias, Spain. It is situated in the east-central zone of the principality, between mountains high along the Cubia River. It is bordered on the west, north, and northeast by Grado, on the southeast by Proaza, and on the south by Teverga. The municipality has an abrupt topography, most notable in the peak Caldoveiru (1,357 m) and the Tameza River, which crosses the municipality from south to north.
It is one of the smallest municipalities in Asturias. Its current population (according to the 2005 census) of 197 (99 male and 98 female) is the smallest among the Asturian municipalities.
The province is named after its two parishes, Yernes and Tameza ("y" is Spanish for "and"). The capital is Villabre; other villages include: Fuxóu, Vindías, Villuarrí, and Yernes.[2]
The people practice high mountain ranching and subsistence agriculture. In livestock, cattle and horses are the most important, in particular the Asturian mountain breeds, such as the Asturcon. The most frequently cultivated crops are the potato, cereal, vegetables, and hay.
The municipality has many mountain paths as well as the Paraje Natural (Natural Park) of Pico Caldoveiru.
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ "Determinación de los topónimos oficiales del concejo de Yernes y Tameza" (PDF). Consejo de Gobierno de Asturias (in Spanish). 2009. pp. 3–4. Retrieved 17 March 2019.