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.

## 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.

## Geography

The town of Ordino, the capital of the parish, is at  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_,  high
- _Pic de la Serrera_,  high
- _Pic de Font Blanca_,  high

The town of Ordino is on the slopes of the _Pic de Casamanya_ (or just _Casamanya_); it is  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, for a population density of  persons/km².

**Evolution of the population in Ordino**

## Villages

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

|No.|Town|Population <small>(2015)</small> !! Altitude <small>(m)</small> !! Notes|||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1|Ansalonga|59|1,331|It is on the left side of the Valira d'Ordino (or Valira del Nord) river.|
|2|Arans|217|1,385|It is on the right side of the Valira d'Ordino (or Valira del Nord) river.|
|3|El Serrat|186|1,539|It is main centre of the Ordino valley; here the iron ore was transformed in steel.|
|4|La Cortinada|809|1,335|It is along the Valira d'Ordino (or Valira del Nord) river.|
|5|Llorts|162|1,413|It is on the right side of the Valira d'Ordino river.|
|6|**Ordino**|2,969|1,298|The capital of the parish.|
|7|Segudet|45|1,327|Other name: Segudet. It is on the right side of the Cegudet river, a left tributary of the Valira d'Ordino river.|
|8|Sornàs|240|1,514|It 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.

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Ordino
- **settlement type**: Parishes of Andorra, Parish
- **image skyline**: HPIM0307.JPG
- **image alt**: An Ordino street and Casamanya mountain in the background
- **image caption**: An Ordino street and Casamanya mountain in the background
- **image flag**: Hypothetical flag of Ordino.svg
- **image shield**: Escut d'Ordino.svg
- **shield size**: 80px
- **image map**: Ordino in Andorra.svg
- **mapsize**: 270px
- **map alt**: Ordino parish in Andorra
- **map caption**: Ordino parish, in red, in Andorra
- **pushpin map narrow**: yes
- **subdivision type**: List of sovereign states, Country
- **subdivision name**: Andorra
- **parts type**: Villages
- **parts style**: para
- **p1**: #Villages, See list
- **seat type**: Capital city, Capital
- **seat**: Ordino
- **leader title**: Mayor
- **leader name**: J. Àngel Mortés Pons
- **unit pref**: Metric
- **area total km2**: 89.3
- **elevation m**: 1298
- **population total**: 4687
- **population as of**: 2015
- **population density km2**: auto
- **population demonym**: ordinenc, ordinenca
- **timezone**: Central European Time, CET
- **utc offset**: +1
- **timezone dst**: Central European Summer Time, CEST
- **utc offset dst**: +2
- **postal code type**: Postal code
- **postal code**: AD300
- **iso code**: AD-05
- **website**: [http://www.ordino.ad/ Official website]