Category Unitary state Government Parish government | Number 7 Parishes | |
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Location Principality of Andorra Populations 5,422 Ordino – 22,256 Andorra la Vella Areas 12 km (4.6 sq mi) Andorra la Vella – 20,494 km (7,913 sq mi) Canillo Points of interest Vallnord, Our Lady of Meritxell, Església de Sant Esteve, Casa de la Vall, Lake Engolasters | ||
Andorra consists of seven communities known as parishes (Catalan: parròquies, singular – parròquia). Until relatively recently, it had only six parishes; the seventh, Escaldes-Engordany, was created in 1978.
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Map of Andorra la Vella, Andorra
Overview
Andorra la Vella is the capital of Andorra. Some parishes have a further territorial subdivision; Ordino, La Massana and Sant Julià de Lòria are subdivided into quarts (quarters), while Canillo is subdivided into 10 veïnats (neighborhoods). Those mostly coincide with villages, which are found in all parishes.
Each parish has its own elected mayor who is the nominal head of the local government known as a comú in Catalan.
References
Parishes of Andorra Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA