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Ponga
Municipality

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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
• Total	694
• Density	3.4/km² (8.7/sq mi)
Demonym	pongueto/a
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	33557

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Ponga is a town and municipality in the province and autonomous community of Asturias, northwestern Spain. Its capital is San Juan Place Bethlehem (Bethlehem).

Ponga-Amieva is the name of a Special Protection Area. ^[1]

History

Several archaeological remains show evidence that it was inhabited in the Bronze Age. During Roman colonization, Ponga belonged to the territory of Cantabria. The first documented reference of Ponga occurred in the time of Alfonso IX of León.

Parishes

There are nine parishes (administrative division):

References

^ http://www.mma.es/secciones/biodiversidad/rednatura2000/rednatura_espana/pdf/es0000316.pdf

External links

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 {{Expand Spanish|topic=geo|Ponga|date=April 2009}}
-'''Ponga''' is a town and municipality in the [[province]] and [[autonomous community]] of [[Asturias]], northwestern [[Spain]].
+'''Ponga''' is a town and municipality in the [[province]] and [[autonomous community]] of [[Asturias]], northwestern [[Spain]]. Its capital is San Juan Place Bethlehem (Bethlehem).
 Ponga-[[Amieva]] is the name of a [[Special Protection Area]].
 <ref>http://www.mma.es/secciones/biodiversidad/rednatura2000/rednatura_espana/pdf/es0000316.pdf</ref>
+==History==
+Several archaeological remains show evidence that it was inhabited in the [[Bronze Age]]. During Roman colonization, Ponga belonged to the territory of Cantabria. The first documented reference of Ponga occurred in the time of [[Alfonso IX of León]].
 ==Parishes==