Masquefa
Masquefa municipality | ||
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coat of arms | Map of Spain | |
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Basic data | ||
Autonomous Community : | Catalonia | |
Province : | Barcelona | |
Comarca : | Anoia | |
Coordinates | 41 ° 30 ′ N , 1 ° 49 ′ E | |
Height : | 257 msnm | |
Area : | 17.12 km² | |
Residents : | 9,211 (Jan 1, 2019) | |
Population density : | 538.03 inhabitants / km² | |
Municipality number ( INE ): | 08119 | |
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Official language : | Castilian , Catalan | |
Mayor : | Xavier Boquete i Sáez | |
Website : | www.masquefa.org |
Masquefa is a Catalan city in the province of Barcelona in northeastern Spain . It is in the comarca of Anoia .
location
Masquefa is located about 30 kilometers northwest of Barcelona at the foot of Montserrat .
history
The place was first mentioned when Miró I , who was Count of Barcelona together with his brother Borrell II , sold the Castrum Machicepfa on March 3, 963 . The Arabic origin of the place name is a rare testimony to the brief presence of the Moors in the Barcelona area during the 8th century.
politics
The 2007 local elections resulted in the following distribution of seats in the local council:
- CiU : 6 seats
- PSC-PM : 4 seats
- EM- EPM : 1 seat
- Esquerra-AM : 1 seat
- PP : 1 seat
Economy and Transport
Around half of the communal area is used today for agriculture, mainly viticulture in the DO Penedès . In addition, the municipality of La Pedrosa has a larger industrial area, so that the industrial sector is still growing in importance today.
Masquefa has two stations on the R6 line from Barcelona to Igualada .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ 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).