NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Lleida (province)

Lleida is a province of eastern Spain, in the western part of the autonomous community of Catalonia. It is bordered by the provinces of Girona, Barcelona, Tarragona, Zaragoza (Saragossa), and Huesca, and France and Andorra. Image File history File links Province locator map of Lleida (created by Montrealais) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... In addition to its seventeen autonomous communities, Spain is divided into fifty provinces. ... Autonomous communities of Spain. ... Capital Barcelona Official languages Spanish and Catalan In Val dAran, also Aranese. ... Girona province Girona is a province of eastern Spain, in the northern part of the autonomous community of Catalonia. ... Barcelona is a province of eastern Spain, in the center of the autonomous community of Catalonia. ... Categories: Spain geography stubs | Catalonia | Provinces of Spain ... Categories: Spain geography stubs | Aragon | Provinces of Spain ... Huesca province Huesca is a province of northern Spain, in the northern part of the autonomous community of Aragon. ...

Of the population of 385,092 (2004), about 30% live in the capital, Lleida. Some other towns in Lleida province are La Seu d'Urgell (site of the archbishop who is the coprince to Andorra), Mollerussa, Cervera, Tàrrega. There are 231 municipalities in Lleida. See List of municipalities in Lleida. La Seu Vella, the Romanesque-Gothic old Cathedral of Lleida La Seu Vella Lleida (Catalan: Lleida, Spanish: LÃ©rida) is a city in the west of Catalonia, Spain. ... La Seu dUrgell is the capital of the comarca of Alt Urgell, in the province of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain. ... Mollerussa is the capital of the comarca of Pla dUrgell, in the province of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain. ... Cervera is the capital of the comarca of Segarra, in the province of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain. ... TÃ rrega is the capital of the comarca of Urgell, in the province of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain. ... This is a list of the municipalities in the province of Lleida, in the autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain. ...

In this province there is the Val d'Aran, a special comarca with more autonomy. Val dAran, a small valley (620. ... This is a list of the comarques (singular comarca) of Catalonia. ...

The province enjoys a thriving fruit-growing industry, including pears and peaches.

Lleida is the local Catalan name, and also the official Spanish name according to the Spanish Government. However the form Lérida is also acceptable in Spanish. Catalan (CatalÃ , ValenciÃ ) is a Romance language understood by as many as 12 million people in portions of Spain, France, Andorra and Italy, although the majority of active Catalan speakers are in Spain. ...

It is a bilingual, predominantly Catalan-speaking province, with a characteristic dialect with lo, los as the masculine definite article, and some features shared with Valencian. There is consensus amongst linguists that Valencian is the name for the Catalan language which is spoken in the Valencian Country, Spain. ...

Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2126x1772, 643 KB) La Seu Vella, Lleida Imagen reproducida bajo la GFDL con la autorizaciÃ³n del Turisme de Lleida (Ajuntament de Lleida). ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1004x1537, 510 KB) Lleida La Seu Vella, Lleida Imagen reproducida bajo la GFDL con la autorizaciÃ³n del Turisme de Lleida (Ajuntament de Lleida). ... Image File history File links Capitel en la Seu Vella Imagen reproducida bajo la GFDL con la autorizaciÃ³n del Turisme de Lleida (Ajuntament de Lleida). ...

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