Leiguarda
Encyclopedia
Leiguarda is one of 15 parishes (administrative divisions) in Belmonte de Miranda
, a municipality
within the province and autonomous community
of Asturias
, in northern Spain
.
It is 17.28 m (56.7 ft) above sea level
and has a population of 185 (INE(INE
2004).
Belmonte de Miranda
Belmonte de Miranda is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias, Spain. It is bordered on the north by Salas, on the east by Grado, to the south by Somiedo and Teverga, and on the west by Tineo....
, a municipality
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
within the province and autonomous community
Autonomous communities of Spain
An autonomous community In other languages of Spain:*Catalan/Valencian .*Galician .*Basque . The second article of the constitution recognizes the rights of "nationalities and regions" to self-government and declares the "indissoluble unity of the Spanish nation".Political power in Spain is...
of Asturias
Asturias
The Principality of Asturias is an autonomous community of the Kingdom of Spain, coextensive with the former Kingdom of Asturias in the Middle Ages...
, in northern Spain
Spain
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.
It is 17.28 m (56.7 ft) above sea level
Above mean sea level
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and has a population of 185 (INE(INE
Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Spain)
The National Institute of Statistics is the official organisation in Spain that collects statistics about demography, economy, and Spanish society. Every 10 years, this organisation conducts a national census. The last census took place in 2001....
2004).
Villages
- Antoñana
- Bello
- La Forniella
- Leiguarda
- Menes
- Modreros
- Pando
- Selviella
- La Viña