Bandujo

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Bandujo
Parish
Bandujo
Coordinates: 43°13′12.23″N 6°4′18.45″W / 43.2200639°N 6.0717917°W / 43.2200639; -6.0717917Coordinates: 43°13′12.23″N 6°4′18.45″W / 43.2200639°N 6.0717917°W / 43.2200639; -6.0717917
Country	Spain
Autonomous Community	Asturias
Municipality	Proaza
Area
• Total	4.16 sq mi (10.78 km²)

Bandujo is one of eight parishes in Proaza, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.

It is 10.78 km² (4.16 sq mi) in size with a population of 43 (INE 2005). The postal code is 33114.

Bandujo is located at a distance of 11 km from Proaza, the capital of the council.

The church of St. Mary is of medieval origin and underwent reform in the eighteenth century. The palace of Bandujo and its "Tower of Tuñón" or "Tower of Bandujo" is one of the best preserved late medieval defensive towers of Asturias. This building, which also served as a prison and town hall, was declared of cultural interest on 29 October 2009.^[1]

Villages

Entelaiglesia
La Molina
La Reguera
El Campal
El Palacio
El Toral

References

↑ M. S. M. (October 30, 2009). "El pozo Santa Bárbara de Turón y Banduxu, en Proaza, Bienes de Interés Cultural" (in Spanish). La Nueva España. Retrieved March 19, 2010.

v t e Parishes in Proaza, Asturias, Spain

Bandujo Caranga Linares Proacina Proaza San Martín Sograndio Traspeña

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