Ordino

Ordino is one of the parishes of Andorra. It is the most northern parish of the country. Ordino is also the name of the main town of the parish. In the parish is the Parc Natural de Sorteny ("Sorteny Natural Park"), the largest nature area of Andorra.

Ordino
Parish
An Ordino street and Casamanya mountain in the background
An Ordino street and Casamanya mountain in the background
Flag of Ordino
Flag
Coat of arms of Ordino
Coat of arms
Ordino parish in Andorra
Ordino parish, in red, in Andorra
Coordinates: 42°33′18″N 1°31′59″E
CountryAndorra
CapitalOrdino
VillagesSee list
Government
[1]
 • MayorJ. Àngel Mortés Pons
Area
 • Total89.3 km2 (34.5 sq mi)
Elevation
1,298 m (4,259 ft)
Population
 (2015)[2]
 • Total4,687
 • Density52/km2 (140/sq mi)
Demonym(s)ordinenc, ordinenca
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
AD300
ISO 3166 codeAD-05
WebsiteOfficial website

History

Ordino is known for the several places where the iron ore was melted between the XVII and the XIX centuries. Besides being the industrial centre of Andorra, Ordino is considered the cultural centre of Andorra. Here Antoni Fiter i Rossell wrote the Manual Digest (1748), called the "Bible of Andorra," which tells the history, the government and the Andorran customs.[3]

Geography

The town of Ordino, the capital of the parish, is at 1,298 m (4,259 ft) above sea level. Most of the parish is in the valley of the Valira del Nord (or Valira d'Ordino) river, in the northwest of the country.

Ordino borders with France (Ariège department) to the north, with the Canillo parish to the east, the Encamp parish to the southeast and the La Massana parish to the south and the west.

Some of the highest mountains of Andorra are in the Ordino parish; some of them are:

  • Pic de l'Estanyó, 2,915 m (9,564 ft) high
  • Pic de la Serrera, 2,913 m (9,557 ft) high
  • Pic de Font Blanca, 2,904 m (9,528 ft) high

The town of Ordino is on the slopes of the Pic de Casamanya (or just Casamanya); it is 2,752 m (9,029 ft) high.

The main river in the parish is the Valira del Nord (or Valira d'Ordino) river, one of the two branches that form the Valira river.

Population

The parish had a population, in 2015 of 4,687 inhabitants,[2] for a population density of 52.5 persons/km².

Evolution of the population in Ordino[4]

Change in population
19811986199119962001200620112015
7611,0961,5821,9312,3663,4674,3224,687

Villages

There are other villages and hamlets besides the main town of Ordino in the parish:

No.TownPopulation[5]
(2015)		Altitude[6]
(m)		Notes[6]
1Ansalonga591,331It is on the left side of the Valira d'Ordino (or Valira del Nord) river.
2Arans2171,385It is on the right side of the Valira d'Ordino (or Valira del Nord) river.
3El Serrat1861,539It is main centre of the Ordino valley; here the iron ore was transformed in steel.
4La Cortinada8091,335It is along the Valira d'Ordino (or Valira del Nord) river.
5Llorts1621,413It is on the right side of the Valira d'Ordino river.
6Ordino2,9691,298The capital of the parish.
7Segudet451,327Other name: Segudet.
It is on the right side of the Cegudet river, a left tributary of the Valira d'Ordino river.
8Sornàs2401,514It is on the left side of the Valira d'Ordino (or Valira del Nord) river.

Sites of interest
  • Auditori Nacional d'Andorra ("National Auditorium of Andorra")
  • Museu Postal d'Andorral ("Postal Museum of Andorra")
  • Museu de la Miniatura ("Miniature Museum")
  • Sant Martí de la Cortinada, a Romanesque church in La Cortinada, north of Ordino.
  • Valle de Sorteny Natural Park, the largest natural park in Andorra.
  • Vallnord, a ski/snowboard resort in the Pyrenees mountains; the Arcalís sector is in the Ordino parish.
  • Sant Martí church, La Cortinada
    Sant Martí church, La Cortinada
  • The main street of Ordino
    The main street of Ordino
  • Ordino town centre
    Ordino town centre
  • The summit of Casamanya
    The summit of Casamanya

References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ordino (parish).
  1. "Composició del Comú". Comú de Sant Julià de Lòria (in Catalan). Retrieved 24 December 2016.
  2. "Population by parish". Department d'Estadísticas - Govern d'Andorra. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
  3. "Ordino routes". Hiking in Andorra. Archived from the original on 8 April 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
  4. "Population by parish (1981-2016)". Department d'Estadísticas - Govern d'Andorra. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  5. "Population by town". Department d'Estadísticas - Govern d'Andorra. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
  6. "Enciclopèdia Catalana" (in Catalan). Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
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