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,

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

## 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.

## Gallery

File:Ordino01.jpg|Sant Martí church, La Cortinada
File:Ordino06.jpg|The main street of Ordino
File:Ordino Town Centre.jpg|Ordino town centre
File:Pic casamanya.jpg|The summit of Casamanya

## References