Urgell (comarca)
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Modern-day Urgell is a comarca (county)
in Catalonia
, Spain
, forming only a portion of the region historically known as Urgell, one of the Catalan counties
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Comarques of Catalonia
This is a list of the comarques of Catalonia . A comarca is roughly equivalent to a US "county" or a UK "district". However, in the context of Catalonia, the term "county" can be a bit misleading, because in medieval Catalonia, the most important rulers were counts, notably the Counts of Barcelona...
in Catalonia
Catalonia
Catalonia is an autonomous community in northeastern Spain, with the official status of a "nationality" of Spain. Catalonia comprises four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. Its capital and largest city is Barcelona. Catalonia covers an area of 32,114 km² and has an...
, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
, forming only a portion of the region historically known as Urgell, one of the Catalan counties
Catalan counties
The Catalan counties were the administrative divisions of the eastern Carolingian Marca Hispanica created after its Frankish conquest. The various counties roughly defined what came to be known as the Principality of Catalonia....
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Municipalities
Populations are for 2001.- AgramuntAgramuntAgramunt is a municipality in the comarca of the Urgell in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated in the north of the comarca, near the border with the Noguera....
- pop. 4,759 - AnglesolaAnglesolaAnglesola is a village in the province of Lleida and autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain.-References:...
- pop. 1,219 - BelianesBelianesBelianes is a village in the province of Lleida and autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain.-References:...
- pop. 586 - BellpuigBellpuigBellpuig is a town in the comarca of l'Urgell in Catalonia, Spain.Nowadays Bellpuig is the third most important village in the area of Urgell....
- pop. 4,088 - CastellseràCastellseràCastellserà is a village in the province of Lleida and autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain.-References:...
- pop. 1,103 - CiutadillaCiutadillaCiutadilla is a village in the province of Lleida and autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain.-References:...
- pop. 220 - La FuliolaLa FuliolaLa Fuliola is a village in the province of Lleida and autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain.-References:...
- pop. 1,230 - GuimeràGuimeràGuimerà is a village in the province of Lleida and autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain.-References:...
- pop. 365 - Maldà - pop. 271
- NalecNalecNalec is a municipality in the comarca of the Urgell in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated in the valley of the Corb in the south of the comarca.- Demography :-References:...
- pop. 101 - Els Omells de na GaiaEls Omells de na GaiaEls Omells de na Gaia is a municipality in the comarca of the Urgell in Catalonia, Spain. It is located north of the Serra del Tallat, Catalan Pre-Coastal Range, at the southern end of the comarca....
- pop. 152 - Ossó de SióOssó de SióOssó de Sió is a village in the province of Lleida and autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain. It was heavily bombed by planes of the German Luftwaffe "Condor Legion" and the Italian Fascist Aviazione Legionaria in 1937, during the Spanish Civil War....
- pop. 239 - PreixanaPreixanaPreixana is a village in the province of Lleida and autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain.-References:...
- pop. 423 - Puigverd d'AgramuntPuigverd d'AgramuntPuigverd d'Agramunt is a village in the province of Lleida and autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain....
- pop. 253 - Sant Martí de RiucorbSant Martí de RiucorbSant Martí de Riucorb is a village in the province of Lleida and autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain....
- pop. 699 - TornabousTornabousTornabous is a village in the province of Lleida and autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain.-References:...
- pop. 796 - TàrregaTàrregaTàrrega is a village and municipality located in the Urgell comarca, province of Lleida, Catalonia. According to the 2009 census , the village has a population of 16.539 inhabitants....
- pop. 12,848 - Vallbona de les MongesVallbona de les MongesVallbona de les Monges is a municipality in the comarca of the Urgell in Catalonia, Spain. It is located at the southern end of the comarca, north of the Serra del Tallat, Catalan Pre-Coastal Range, where many wind turbines have been installed....
- pop. 268 - VerdúVerdúVerdú is a village in the county of Urgell, in the province of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain that soon loaded the Segarra-Garrigues water channel....
- pop. 1,004 - VilagrassaVilagrassaVilagrassa is a village in the province of Lleida and autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain....
- pop. 402