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Encyclopedia > Urgell (comarca)
Urgell
Flag of Urgell Coat of arms of Urgell
Location map for Urgell
Province Lleida
Capital Tàrrega
Largest city Tàrrega
Demonym  
Population 31,026 (2001)
Area 586.2 km2
Population
density
52.9 per km2
Municipalities 20

Modern-day Urgell is a comarca (county) in Catalonia, Spain, forming only a portion of the region historically known as Urgell. Image File history File links Urgell_Flag. ... Image File history File links Urgell_Arms. ... Image File history File links Catalan_comarca_Urgell. ... Province is a name for a subnational entity. ... Lleida province Lleida is a province of eastern Spain, in the western part of the autonomous community of Catalonia. ... 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. ... Tàrrega is the capital of the comarca of Urgell, in the province of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain. ... Tàrrega is the capital of the comarca of Urgell, 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. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... World map of the population density in 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... This is a list of the comarques (singular comarca) of Catalonia. ... Capital Barcelona Official languages Catalan,Spanish,Aranese Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % of Spain Ranked 6th  32 114 km²  6,3% Population  â€“ Total (2005)  â€“ % of Spain  â€“ Density Ranked 2nd  6 995 206  15,9%  217,82/km² GDP Total (2004) GDP: €157,124 billion GDP per /capita: $26,550 (4nd) Demonym  â€“ English  â€“ Catalan... Urgell is one of the historical Catalan counties, bordering on the counties of Pallars and Cerdanya. ...


Municipalities

Populations are for 2001. 2001: A Space Odyssey. ...

  • Agramunt - pop. 4,759
  • Anglesola - pop. 1,219
  • Belianes - pop. 586
  • Bellpuig - pop. 4,088
  • Castellserà - pop. 1,103
  • Ciutadilla - pop. 220
  • La Fuliola - pop. 1,230
  • Guimerà - pop. 365
  • Maldà - pop. 271
  • Nalec - pop. 101
  • Els Omells de na Gaia - pop. 152
  • Ossó de Sió - pop. 239
  • Preixana - pop. 423
  • Puigverd d'Agramunt - pop. 253
  • Sant Martí de Riucorb - pop. 699
  • Tornabous - pop. 796
  • Tàrrega - pop. 12,848
  • Vallbona de les Monges - pop. 268
  • Verdú - pop. 1,004
  • Vilagrassa - pop. 402

Bellpuig is a town in the comarca of lUrgell in Catalonia, Spain. ... Tàrrega is the capital of the comarca of Urgell, in the province of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain. ...

External links

  • Official comarcal site (in Catalan)
  • IDESCAT: statistical information about Urgell (in Catalan)


edit Comarques of Catalonia Flag of Catalonia

Alt Camp | Alt Empordà | Alt Penedès | Alt Urgell | Alta Ribagorça | Anoia | Bages | Baix Camp | Baix Ebre | Baix Empordà | Baix Llobregat | Baix Penedès | Barcelonès | Berguedà | Cerdanya | Conca de Barberà | Garraf | Garrigues | Garrotxa | Gironès | Maresme | Montsià | Noguera | Osona | Pallars Jussà | Pallars Sobirà | Pla de l'Estany | Pla d'Urgell | Priorat | Ribera d'Ebre | Ripollès | Segarra | Segrià | Selva | Solsonès | Tarragonès | Terra Alta | Urgell | Val d'Aran | Vallès Occidental | Vallès Oriental This is a list of the comarques (singular comarca) of Catalonia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Catalonia. ... Alt Camp is a comarca (county) in Catalonia. ... Province Girona Capital Figueres Largest city Figueres Demonym   Population (2002) 99,321 Area 1,342. ... Alt Penedès is a comarca (county) in Catalonia, Spain. ... Other Catalan comarques Province Lleida Capital Seu dUrgell Largest city Seu dUrgell Demonym   Population (2001) 19,105 hab. ... Alta Ribagorça is one of the comarques of Catalonia. ... Anoia is a comarca (county) in central Catalonia, with its capital at Igualada. ... The comarca (county) of Bages lies in the center of Catalonia. ... Other Catalan comarques Province Tarragona Capital Reus Largest city Reus Demonym   Population (2001) 145,675 hab. ... Baix Ebre is a comarca (county), on the coast in southernCatalonia. ... Baix Empordà is a comarca (county) in Catalonia, one of the two into which Empordà was divided in the comarcal division of 1936. ... Baix Llobregat is a comarca (county) on the coast of Catalonia. ... Baix Penedès is a comarca (county) on the coast of Catalonia. ... Barcelonès is the most populous and economically important comarca (county) of Catalonia. ... Other Catalan comarques Province Barcelona Capital Berga Largest city Berga Demonym   Population (2001) 37,995 hab. ... Map of Baixa Cerdanya in Catalonia Cerdanya (French Cerdagne) is one of the historical Catalan counties in the eastern Pyrenees, bordering the county of Alt Urgell. ... Conca de Barberà is a comarca (county) in Tarragona province, Catalonia, Spain. ... Garraf is a comarca (a county) in Barcelona province, Catalonia, Spain. ... Other Catalan comarques Province Lleida Capital les Borges Blanques Largest city les Borges Blanques Demonym   Population (2002) 18,999 Area 799. ... Garrotxa is a comarca (county) in Catalonia. ... Gironès is a comarca (county) in eastern Catalonia, bordering Selva, Baix Empordà, Alt Empordà and Garrotxa. ... Other Catalan comarques Province Catalonia Capital Mataró Largest city Mataró Demonym m. ... Montsià is the southernmost comarca (county) in Catalonia, Spain. ... Other Catalan comarques Province Lleida Capital Balaguer Largest city Balaguer Demonym   Population (2001) 34,744 Area 1,733. ... Other Catalan comarques Province Barcelona Capital Vic Largest city Vic Demonym m: osonenc f: osonenca Population (2002) 129,543 Area 1,263. ... Pallars Jussà is a comarca (county) in Catalonia. ... Other Catalan comarques Province Lleida Capital Sort Largest city Sort Demonym   Population (2005) 6,883 Area 1,355. ... Pla de lEstany is a comarca (county) in Catalonia. ... Other Catalan comarques Province Lleida Capital Mollerussa Largest city Mollerussa Demonym   Population (2002) 30,934 Area 304. ... Priorat is a comarca (county) in Catalonia. ... Other Catalan comarques Province Lleida Capital Móra dEbre Largest city Móra dEbre Demonym   Population (2001) 2,656 hab. ... Ripollès is a comarca (county) in Catalonia. ... Other Catalan comarques Province Lleida Capital Cervera Largest city Cervera Demonym   Population (2001) 18,497 Area 721. ... Other Catalan comarques Province Lleida Capital Lleida Largest city Lleida Demonym   Population (2001) 166,090 Area 1,393. ... Selva is a coastal comarca (county) in Catalonia, located between the mountain range known as the Serralada Transversal or Puigsacalm and the Costa Brava (part of the Mediterranean coast). ... Solsonès is a comarca (county) in Catalonia. ... Tarragonès is a comarca (county) in Catalonia. ... Terra Alta is a sparsely populated inland comarca (county) in Catalonia, Spain. ... Val dAran, a small valley (620. ... Vallès Occidental is a comarca (county) in Catalonia. ... Vallès Oriental is a comarca (county) in Catalonia, Spain, European Union. ...

Historical Comarques
Northern Catalonia: Alta Cerdanya | Capcir | Conflent | Rosselló | Vallespir

  Results from FactBites:
 
Urgell - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (224 words)
Urgell is one of the historical Catalan counties, bordering on the counties of Pallars and Cerdanya.
Andorra was ceded to the bishop of La Seu d'Urgell by the count Ermengol IV of Urgell in the 12th century.
The county of Urgell was extinguished and absorbed by the Kingdom of Aragon and the Count of Barcelona, after the revolt of the count James II of Urgell against the king Ferdinand II of Aragon in 1413.
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