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Alta Ribagorça
Other Catalan comarques | |
| Province | |
| Lleida | |
| Capital | Pont de Suert |
| Largest city | Pont de Suert |
| Demonym | |
| Population (2001) | 3,477 hab. |
| Area | 426.8 km2 |
| Pop. density | 8.1 hab/km2 |
| Municipalities | 3 |
Alta Ribagorça is one of the comarques of Catalonia. Its capital is Pont de Suert.
Municipalities of Alta Ribagorça:
- Pont de Suert - pop. 2165
- Vall de Boí - pop. 952
- Vilaller - pop. 570
The Catalan Romanesque Churches of the Vall de Boí are UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
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.
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
- Information on Alta Ribagorça from the official site of Lleida
Last updated: 05-13-2005 13:07:29
10-26-2009 08:16:03
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