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

Municipality Population
(2014)[1]
Area
km2[1]
Agramunt5,51579.6
Anglesola1,36023.5
Belianes55515.7
Bellpuig4,95635.0
Castellserà1,08315.8
Ciutadilla20917.0
La Fuliola1,29411.0
Guimerà29525.8
Maldà22731.4
Nalec939.2
Els Omells de na Gaia14113.5
Ossó de Sió21126.3
Preixana40521.5
Puigverd d'Agramunt25917.0
Sant Martí de Riucorb68534.9
Tàrrega16,58788.4
Tornabous91124.2
Vallbona de les Monges26234.1
Verdú96435.8
Vilagrassa51419.9
• Total: 2036,526579.6

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "El municipi en xifres". Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya. Retrieved 2015-05-25.

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