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Encyclopedia > Pallars Sobirà
Pallars Sobirà
Flag of Pallars Sobirà Coat of Arms of Pallars Sobirà
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Map of Catalonia with Pallars Sobirà highlighted
Other Catalan comarques
Province Lleida
Capital Sort
Largest city Sort
Demonym  
Population (2001) 6,147
Area 1,355.2 km2
Pop. density (2001) 4.6 hab/km2
Municipalities 14

Pallars Sobirà is a comarca (county) in the mountainous northwest of Catalonia. The name means "Upper Pallars," distinguishing it from the more populous (and less mountainous) Pallars Jussà to its southwest. Its capital and largest municipality is Sort. This is a list of the comarques (singular comarca) of Catalonia. ... This article is about political regions. ... Categories: Spain geography stubs | Catalonia | Provinces of Spain ... In politics a capital (also called capital city or political capital — although the latter phrase has an alternative meaning based on an alternative meaning of capital) is the principal city or town associated with its government. ... Sort is the capital of the comarca of Pallars Sobirà, in the province of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain. ... A city is an urban area, differentiated from a town, village, or hamlet by size, population density, importance, or legal status. ... Sort is the capital of the comarca of Pallars Sobirà, in the province of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain. ... A demonym or gentilic is a word that denotes the members of a people or the inhabitants of a place. ... 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article explains the meaning of area as a physical quantity. ... Population density can be used as a measurement of any tangible item. ... 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This is a list of the comarques (singular comarca) of Catalonia. ... Capital Barcelona Official languages Spanish and Catalan In Val dAran, also Aranese. ... Pallars Jussà is a comarca (county) in Catalonia. ... Sort is the capital of the comarca of Pallars Sobirà, in the province of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain. ...


Municipalities

Population figures are from 2001. 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

  • Alins - pop. 272
  • Alt Àneu - pop. 407
  • Baix Pallars - pop. 359
  • Espot - pop. 309
  • Esterri d'Àneu - pop. 638
  • Esterri de Cardós - pop. 72
  • Farrera - pop. 100
  • Guingueta d'Àneu - pop. 316
  • Lladorre - pop. 238
  • Llavorsí - pop. 283
  • Rialp - pop. 537
  • Soriguera - pop. 325
  • Sort - pop. 1,851
  • Tírvia - pop. 119
  • Vall de Cardós - pop. 348

Sort is the capital of the comarca of Pallars Sobirà, in the province of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain. ...

External link

  • Official comarcal web site (in Catalan) (http://pallarssobira.ddl.net/)
  • Information about Pallars Sobirà from the Generalitat de Catalunya (in Catalan) (http://www.municat.net:8000/omunicat/owa/mun_p01.dad_ens?via=6&cod=8102650006)
  • IDESCAT: statistical nformation about Pallars Sobirà (in Catalan) (http://www.idescat.es/servlet/BasicTerr?TC=3&V0=2&V1=26)


 
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