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Quirós
Municipality
Miranda-Quirós Palace in Llanuces
Coat of arms
Quirós Location in Spain
Coordinates: 43°8′N 5°58′W / 43.133°N 5.967°W / 43.133; -5.967
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Asturias
Province	Asturias
Comarca	Oviedo
Judicial district	Lena
Capital	Bárzana
Government
•  Alcalde	Agustín Farpón Alonso ( PSOE)
Area
• Total	208.79 km2 (80.61 sq mi)
Highest elevation	2,417 m (7,930 ft)
Population  (2018) [1]
• Total	1,194
• Density	5.7/km2 (15/sq mi)
Demonym	quirosano
Time zone	UTC+1 ( CET)
• Summer ( DST)	UTC+2 ( CEST)
Postal code	33115 a 33118
Website	www.quiros.es

Quirós is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias, Spain. To the southeast is the municipality of Lena, to the south lies the Autonomous Community of León, to the northeast Riosa and Morcín, to the north is Santo Adriano, to the northwest is Proaza, and to the west is Teverga. Castillo de Alba was a notable fortress here in medieval times, today in ruins.

Overview

The province is within the Cantabrian Mountains and around 30 kilometres from the Asturian capital city of Oviedo. The municipality is a small one, encompassing some 40 towns and villages. Much of the municipality is protected landscape. There are numerous species of flora, including oak trees, chestnut trees, holly, birch trees and groves of alder. Local wildlife includes bears, wolves, foxes, otters, squirrels, wild boars, eagles, vultures and trout. The economy is based on cattle ranching, tourism and farming.

Parishes

• Arroxo
• Bárzana
• Bermiego
• Casares
• Chanuces
• Cinfuegos
• Las Agüeras
• Ḷḷindes
• Murieḷḷos
• Nimbra
• Pedroveya
• Ricao
• Salceo

References

External links

• Media related to Quirós at Wikimedia Commons
• (in Spanish) Quiros official website

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