Alta Ribagorça
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| Province | Lleida | ||
| Capital | Pont de Suert | ||
| Largest city | Pont de Suert | ||
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| Population | 3,477 (2001) | ||
| Area | 426.8 km2 | ||
| Population density | 8.1 per km2 | ||
| Municipalities | 3 | ||
Alta Ribagorça is one of the comarques of Catalonia, Spain. Its capital is Pont de Suert.
Municipalities of Alta Ribagorça:
- El Pont de Suert - pop. 2,307
- La Vall de Boí - pop. 1,053
- Vilaller - pop. 644
The Catalan Romanesque Churches of the Vall de Boí are UNESCO World Heritage Sites.(Nov. 30, 2000).[1]
In the North-East of the area there is the Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici National Park, which attracts an important number of visitors.
The local Ribagorçan dialect is a variant of Catalan, which has some transitional traits to Aragonese.
Location:
- Farthest east point: 0° 58' 27,80" East longitude.
- Farthest west point: 0° 41' 30,24" East longitude.
- Farthest north point: 42° 37' 58,88" North latitude.
- Farthest south point: 42° 18' 0,07" North latitude.
Highest point: Comaloformo (3030 m) in the Bessiberri Range.
[edit] References
- Instituto Nacional de Estadística (in Spanish). Reference for populations of municipalities as of January 1, 2005.
- IDESCAT: Statistical information for Alta Ribagorça (in Catalan). Source for list of municipalities, surface area.
[edit] External links
- Official site of the Consell Comarcal of Alta Ribagorça
- Information on Alta Ribagorça from the Generalitat de Catalunya
- Information on Alta Ribagorça from the Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya (In Catalan)
- Information on Alta Ribagorça from the official site of Lleida
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