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Urgell

Coordinates: 41°39′44″N 1°05′09″E / 41.66222°N 1.08583°E / 41.66222; 1.08583
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Urgell
Flag of Urgell
Coat of arms of Urgell
Country Spain
Autonomous community Catalonia
RegionPonent
ProvinceLleida
CapitalTàrrega
Municipalities
Government
 • BodyUrgell Comarcal Council
 • PresidentJosé Luis Marín (ERC)
Area
 • Total579.6 km2 (223.8 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)
 • Total36,526
 • Density63/km2 (160/sq mi)
Demonym 
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Largest municipalityTàrrega
Websiteurgell.cat

Urgell (Catalan pronunciation: [uɾˈʒeʎ]), also known as Baix Urgell (baix meaning "lower", by contrast with Alt Urgell "Upper Urgell"), is a comarca (county) in Ponent, Catalonia (Spain), forming only a borderland portion of the region historically known as Urgell, one of the Catalan counties.

The capital is the city of Tàrrega.

Municipalities

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Municipality Population
(2014)[1]
Area
km2[1]
Agramunt 5,515 79.6
Anglesola 1,360 23.5
Belianes 555 15.7
Bellpuig 4,956 35.0
Castellserà 1,083 15.8
Ciutadilla 209 17.0
La Fuliola 1,294 11.0
Guimerà 295 25.8
Maldà 227 31.4
Nalec 93 9.2
Els Omells de na Gaia 141 13.5
Ossó de Sió 211 26.3
Preixana 405 21.5
Puigverd d'Agramunt 259 17.0
Sant Martí de Riucorb 685 34.9
Tàrrega 16,587 88.4
Tornabous 911 24.2
Vallbona de les Monges 262 34.1
Verdú 964 35.8
Vilagrassa 514 19.9
• Total: 20 36,526 579.6

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "El municipi en xifres". Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya. Retrieved 2015-05-25.
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41°39′44″N 1°05′09″E / 41.66222°N 1.08583°E / 41.66222; 1.08583