Allande

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Allande
Flag of Allande Coat of arms of Allande
(In detail) (In detail)

Principality of Asturias
Demonym
 • Spanish

Allandés, allandesa
Capital Pola de Allande
Coordinates 43°16′N, 6°37′W
Judicial district Tineo
Parishes 17
Population (2007)
 • Total
 • Density
 • % of Asturias
Rank: 43
2,169 inhabitants
5.94 people/km²
0.20 %
Area
 • Total
 • % of Asturias
Rank: 4
365 km²
3.44 %
Highest point Picu Panchón 1,416 m
Postcode 33815, 33885 - 33890
Mayor Luis Miguel Álvarez (PP)
Town council
Political parties
Website http://www.allande.org

Allande is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias, Spain. Its capital is Pola de Allande (Asturian: La Puela).

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.

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