Almenar (Catalan pronunciation: [almeˈna]) is a municipality in the comarca of the Segrià in Catalonia, Spain. The Battle of Almenar, one of the main battles of the War of the Spanish Succession, was fought in the hills close to this town on 27 July 1710.
Almenar | |
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![]() Almenar | |
Coordinates: 41°47′55″N 0°34′08″E / 41.79861°N 0.56889°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Community | ![]() |
Province | Lleida |
Comarca | Segrià |
Government | |
• mayor | Ma. Teresa Malla Aige (2015)[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 66.6 km2 (25.7 sq mi) |
Elevation | 329 m (1,079 ft) |
Population (2018)[3] | |
• Total | 3,453 |
• Density | 52/km2 (130/sq mi) |
Demonyms | Almenarenc, almenarenca |
Website | almenar |
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Demography
edit1900 | 1930 | 1950 | 1970 | 1986 | 2006 |
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2260 | 2780 | 2883 | 3784 | n/a | 3576 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Ajuntament d'Almenar". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
- ^ "El municipi en xifres: Almenar". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
External links
editWikimedia Commons has media related to Almenar.
- Pàgina web de l'Ajuntament
- Government data pages (in Catalan)