Peñamellera Alta

Peñamellera Alta municipality
Town hall of the municipality
coat of arms	Map of Spain
Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Asturias
Comarca :	Oriente
Coordinates	43 ° 20 ′  N , 4 ° 42 ′  W Coordinates: 43 ° 20 ′  N , 4 ° 42 ′  W
Height :	187  msnm
Area :	92.19 km²
Residents :	514 (Jan. 1, 2019)
Population density :	5.58 inhabitants / km²
Postal code :	33578
Municipality number  ( INE ):	33046
Nearest airport :	Asturias airport
administration
Address of the municipal administration:	Lugar Barrio Llombero, 0 S / N, 33578 Everything, Tel .: [phone]
Website :	aytopenamelleraalta.es
Location of the municipality

Peñamellera Alta is a municipality in the autonomous region of Asturias , in northern Spain . Bounded to the north by Llanes , to the south by Peñamellera Baja , to the west by Cabrales and to the east by Cantabria .

economy

Agricultural characteristics. The queso ( cheese ) de Peñamellera produced here is known and loved in Spain . The wild salmon caught in the nearby Río Cares is extremely popular in gastronomy . The abundance of fish also makes the region a tourist destination for passionate anglers from all over Europe.

Employment figures for the municipality of Peñamellera Alta in the economic sectors

	Employees	Percentage
TOTAL	201	100
Agriculture, livestock and fishing	79	39.30
Industry	5	2.49
Construction industry	31	15.42
Service companies	86	42.79
* Data from the Statistical Office for Economic Development in Asturias, status 2009 , SADEI

politics

Historical development in the municipality of Peñamellera Alta
Political party	1979	1983	1987	1991	1995	1999	2003	2007	2011	2015
CD / AP / PP									1	1
FAC									4th	4th
PSOE									2	2
Total	7th	7th	7th	7th	7th	7th	7th	7th	7th	7th

Population development of the municipality

Source: INE archive - graphic processing for Wikipedia

Attractions

• Church of San Pedro de Plecín from the 12th century
• Cueva de Traúno - cave near the city with finds from the Stone Age

Parroquias

The parish is divided into eight parroquias :

Everything Caraves

Llonín Mier

Oceño Rozagás

Ruenes Trescares

swell

1. ↑ Cifras oficiales de población resultantes de la revisión del Padrón municipal a 1 de enero . Population statistics from the Instituto Nacional de Estadística (population update).
2. ^ Election results 2011 Spanish Ministry of the Interior
3. ↑ Election results 2015 Spanish Ministry of the Interior ( Memento of the original from June 24, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 

• Population figures see INE
• Postcodes [1]
• Coordinates and heights refer to the town hall (Ayuntamiento) from Google Maps

Web links

Commons : Peñamellera Alta  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• City side - parish
• Peñamellera Alta on the Asturian Federation side (Spanish)