Balaguer (Lleida)

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Balaguer municipality
Vista aèria del center històric de Balaguer.JPG
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Balaguer coat of arms
Balaguer (Lleida) (Spain)
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Basic data
Autonomous Community : Catalonia
Province : Lleida
Comarca : Noguera
Coordinates 41 ° 47 '  N , 0 ° 48'  E Coordinates: 41 ° 47 '  N , 0 ° 48'  E
Height : 233  msnm
Area : 57 km²
Residents : 17,162 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density : 301.09 inhabitants / km²
Postal code : 25600
Municipality number  ( INE ): 25040
administration
Official language : Castilian , Catalan
Mayor : Miquel Aguilà i Barril
Website : www.balaguer.net
Location of the municipality
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Balaguer is a Catalan city ​​in the province of Lleida in northeastern Spain . It is located in the Comarca Noguera .

Geographical location

Balaguer is about 25 kilometers northeast of Lleida . The river Segre flows through the district. It is the capital of the former county of Urgell .

Attractions

Arcades in the Plaça de Mercadal. Marienkirche from the 13th century. Former Arab fortress with protective walls. River landscape of the Segre .

sons and daughters of the town

The church in Balaguer

Web links

Commons : Balaguer  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Cifras oficiales de población resultantes de la revisión del Padrón municipal a 1 de enero . Population statistics from the Instituto Nacional de Estadística (population update).