Pla d'Urgell
Pla d'Urgell | |
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The location of the Comarca Pla d'Urgell in Catalonia | |
Basic data | |
Province: | Lleida |
Main place: | Mollerussa |
Surface: | 305.1 km² |
Residents: | 36,693 (2019) |
Municipalities: | 16 |
The Comarca Pla d'Urgell is located in the province of Lleida of the Autonomous Community of Catalonia , ( Spain ). The community association has an area of 305.1 km² and 36,693 inhabitants (2019). The association of municipalities only came into being in 1988 through the merger of municipalities that previously belonged to the Comarcas les Garrigues, Noguera, Segrià and Urgell.
location
The community association is located in the western part of Catalonia, approx. 20 km east of the provincial capital Lleida . It borders in the north on the Comarca Noguera , in the east on Urgell , in the south on Garrigues and in the west on Segrià . Together with the comarcas Garrigues, Noguera, Segarra , Segrià and Urgell, the region forms the Ponent territory .
The fertile plain of Urgell ( cat. Plana d'Urgell ) is part of the central Catalan valley. The landscape with its rolling hills is criss-crossed with a network of irrigation canals. The highest elevation with 348 m is the mountain lo Tossal in the exclave belonging to the common Barbens in the area of the Comarca Urgell. The river Corb, tributary of the Segre, flows through the comarca from southeast to northwest.
Estany d'Ivars - Vila-sana
The formerly important wetland in the northeast of the comarca was drained in 1951. It was not until 2005 that the area was renaturalized, connected to the Urgell Canal and flooded. Today the lake is 2200 m long, 800 m wide, approx. 2 m deep and has an area of 126 hectares. The Estany d'Ivars - Vila-sana has again become the most important wetland in the interior of Catalonia. More than 200 different bird species, including migratory birds and winter guests, have been counted in this biotope.
Urgell Canal
The Arabs built the first irrigation systems in the Urgell plain.
The Canal Principal ( dt: main canal ) was built in the years 1861 to 1865 and has a total length of 144.2 km. Part of the project was a 5 km long underground canal. The canal is fed by the Segre and Corb rivers.
1929 to 1932, the canal network was expanded to include the 76.6 km long Canal Auxiliar ( German: auxiliary canal ). The canal draws its water from the Sant Llorenç de Montgai reservoir .
With the construction of the irrigation system, the formerly arid region became an important growing area for agricultural products. The canals irrigate an area of 70,242 ha.
economy
The most important branch of the economy is agriculture and livestock. Their products are processed by the local food industry.
Communities
Status: 2019
local community | Residents | Area (km²) |
local community | Residents | Area (km²) |
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Barbs | 878 | 7.63 | Miralcamp | 1351 | 14.83 | |
Bell-lloc d'Urgell | 2315 | 35.07 | Mollerussa | 14,683 | 6.95 | |
Bellvís | 2255 | 46.73 | El Palau d'Anglesola | 2166 | 12.36 | |
Castellnou de Seana | 683 | 16.32 | Poal | 648 | 8.86 | |
Fondarella | 784 | 5.35 | Sidamon | 734 | 8.16 | |
Golmés | 1840 | 16.79 | Torregrossa | 2202 | 40.74 | |
Ivars d'Urgell | 1531 | 24.22 | Vila-sana | 742 | 19.18 | |
Linyola | 2700 | 28.72 | Vilanova de Bellpuig | 1181 | 13.80 |
See also
Web links
- Official website of the comarca (Catalan)
- Association of municipalities (Catalan, Spanish, English, German, French, Italian)
- gencat-Turisme (Catalan, Spanish, English, German, French)
- Attractions
- IDESCAT: statistical information on the comarca