Ponga, Asturias

Ponga
Ponga
Municipality
	Flag Coat of arms
	Ponga Location in Spain
	Coordinates: 43°11′24″N 5°9′36″W / 43.19000°N 5.16000°W
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Asturias
Province	Asturias
Comarca	Oriente
Judicial district	Cangas de Onís
Capital	San Juan de Beleño
Government
• Alcalde	Cándido Vega Díaz (Unión Asturianista)
Area
• Total	205.98 km2 (79.53 sq mi)
Highest elevation	2,142 m (7,028 ft)
Population (2018)
• Total	598
• Density	2.9/km2 (7.5/sq mi)
Demonym	pongueto/a
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	33557

Ponga is a town and municipality in the province and autonomous community of Asturias, northwestern Spain. Its capital is San Juan de Beleño.

Ecology

Ponga has a natural park.^[2] “Ponga-Amieva” is also the name of a Special Protection Area for wild birds in the area.^[3]

History

Several archaeological remains show that the area was already inhabited in the Bronze Age. During Roman colonization, what is now Ponga belonged to the territory of Cantabria. The first documented reference of Ponga dates to the reign of Alfonso IX of León.

Parishes

There are nine parishes (administrative division):

Culture

Art

Among the most notable artistic attractions are in rural churches, including:

Church of Santa María de Tarañes (1779)
Church of Santa María de Viego
Church of San Juan de Beleño (17th century)
The Ermitas of Ventaniella and Arcenorio
Bucket Tower
Sobrefoz Palace
Spa Mestas

Holidays and festivals

January 1: Feast of Aguinaldo and Guirria, San Juan de Beleño (declared a regional Fiesta de Interés Turístico)
Carnival Saturday: Aguinaldo de Sellaño
Holy Saturday: Market in Trasiegu, Sobrefoz
May 13: Cheese contest and Ponga Beyos days, celebrating Beyos Cheese in San Ignacio
Around May 15: San Isidro Labrador, San Juan de Beleño
July 1: San Pedro, Sobrefoz
July 16: Nuestra Señora del Carmen, San Juan de Beleño
31 July: San Ignacio de Loyola and Carangas Beyos
August 4, 5 and 6: Nuestra Señora de las Nieves, Ladle and Sellaño
August 9: San Justo, Cadenava
August 10 and 11: San Lorenzo, Abiego
August 15 and 16: Our Lady, Tarañes and Viego
Last weekend of August: The Arándanu, Bedules
September 1: La Santina de Ventaniella, Ventaniella, celebrating Our Lady of Covadonga, patroness of Asturias (nicknamed “La Santina”)
September 8: La Santina de Arcenoriu, Arcenoriu
Last weekend in November: Gastronomic Days of Hunting, observed in the entire council

References

^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
^ https://www.timeout.com/news/these-spanish-towns-will-pay-you-thousands-to-move-there-040523 ^{[bare URL]}
^ http://www.mma.es/secciones/biodiversidad/rednatura2000/rednatura_espana/pdf/es0000316.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}

External links

Rural house in Ponga - Casa Severa

[1] Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.

[2] ttps://www.timeout.com/news/these-spanish-towns-will-pay-you-thousands-to-move-there-040523 ^{[bare URL]}

[3] ttp://www.mma.es/secciones/biodiversidad/rednatura2000/rednatura_espana/pdf/es0000316.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}

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Ponga
Municipality

Flag Coat of arms

Ponga Location in Spain
Coordinates: 43°11′24″N 5°9′36″W / 43.19000°N 5.16000°W / 43.19000; -5.16000
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Asturias
Province	Asturias
Comarca	Oriente
Judicial district	Cangas de Onís
Capital	San Juan de Beleño
Government
• Alcalde	Cándido Vega Díaz (Unión Asturianista)
Area
• Total	205.98 km² (79.53 sq mi)
Highest elevation	2,142 m (7,028 ft)
Population (2018)^[1]
• Total	598
• Density	2.9/km² (7.5/sq mi)
Demonym	pongueto/a
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	33557