Tuíza[1] is one of 24 parishes (administrative divisions) in Lena, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in coastal northern Spain.
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The parish is the home of the Ubiña Massif (Macizo de Ubiña) of the Cantabrian Mountains.
The parroquia is 23.32 km2 (9.00 sq mi) in size, with a highly seasonal population.[2] Its post code is 33628.
Villages
editThe villages of Tuíza include:
- Tuíza Baxo, located at an altitude of 1,050 meters
- Tuíza Riba, 1,300 meters high, the pass to the Ubiña Massif
- El Quempu, at 1,100 meters
References
edit- ^ File with the official place names of Ḷḷena
- ^ 2011 statistical data, "Sociedad Asturiana de Estudios Económicos e Industriales" (SADEI), http://www.sadei.es/indexsub.asp?id=Nomenclator/Nomenclator.HTM, accessed 22 Jan 2013
External links
edit- Asturian society of economic and industrial studies, English language version of "Sociedad Asturiana de Estudios Económicos e Industriales" (SADEI)
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