Cuaña

43°31′N 6°45′W / 43.517°N 6.750°W / 43.517; -6.750Country SpainAutonomous community AsturiasProvinceAsturiasComarcaEo-NaviaJudicial districtValdésCapitalCuañaGovernment • AlcaldeSalvador Méndez Méndez (PP)Area • Total65.80 km² (25.41 sq mi)Highest elevation834 m (2,736 ft)Population • Total3,336 • Density51/km² (130/sq mi)Demonym(s)cuañés, cuañesaTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal codeWebsiteOfficial website

Cuaña (Galician-Asturian; Spanish: Coaña)^[2] is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias, Spain. It lies along the Cantabrian Sea to the north, and is bordered on the south by Boal, on the east by Navia and Villayón across the Navia River, and on the west by El Franco.

History

As the municipality of Obispalía, it formed part of the extensive territory of Navia – Eo, which was given to the Bishop of Oviedo by Alfonso VII in 1154 under the name Castropol.

In 1581, Cuaña became an independent municipality, when the inhabitants purchased it from Philip II, the owner of Castropol by papal bull.

The municipality suffered during the invasion of French troops during the Peninsular War, and the villages of Coaña, Folgueras and Mohías were plundered.

Parish

• Cartavio
• Cuaña
• Folgueiras
• Llebredo
• Mouguías/Mohías
• Trelles
• Villacondide

See also

• Ortigueira

References

External links

• Federación Asturiana de Concejos (in Spanish)
• Guía del Occidente. Coaña (in Spanish)
• El Espín Archived 2016-10-05 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)