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Santa Margarida de Montbui

Coordinates: 41°34′32″N 1°36′33″E / 41.57556°N 1.60917°E / 41.57556; 1.60917
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Santa Margarida de Montbui
Parish church
Parish church
Flag of Santa Margarida de Montbui
Coat of arms of Santa Margarida de Montbui
Santa Margarida de Montbui is located in Province of Barcelona
Santa Margarida de Montbui
Santa Margarida de Montbui
Location in Catalonia
Santa Margarida de Montbui is located in Spain
Santa Margarida de Montbui
Santa Margarida de Montbui
Santa Margarida de Montbui (Spain)
Coordinates: 41°34′32″N 1°36′33″E / 41.57556°N 1.60917°E / 41.57556; 1.60917
Country Spain
Community Catalonia
ProvinceBarcelona
ComarcaAnoia
Government
 • MayorJesús Miguel "Schummi" Juárez Tamayo
Area
 • Total27.6 km2 (10.7 sq mi)
Elevation
316 m (1,037 ft)
Population
 (2018)[2]
 • Total9,874
 • Density360/km2 (930/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Montbuienc, montbuienca
Websitewww.montbui.cat

Santa Maragarida de Montbui (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈsantə məɾɣəˈɾiðə ðə mumˈbuj]) is a municipality in the comarca of the Anoia in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated in the Òdena Basin, immediately to the west of Igualada of which it effectively forms a suburb. The ajuntament (town hall) is in Sant Maure. Other neighbourhoods in Montbui are the Old Town, el Saió-Coll del Guix and La Mallola.

Demography

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Montbui has received a huge immigration in the late fifties.

1900 1930 1950 1970 1986 2007
531 961 790 5229 9088 9825

Geography

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The most famous mountain in Santa Margarida de Montbui is called La Tossa. It has an altitude of 650 m. La Tossa mountain belongs to the serra de Miralles-Queralt range. In this mountain there is a Romanesque chapel devoted to Virgin Mary and dating back to the 11th century.

The Anoia river borders Santa Margarida de Montbui to the South and separates this municipality from Igualada.

Education and culture

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In Montbui there are three primary education schools (Montbou, García Lorca and Antoni Gaudí) and a secondary school (Institut Montbui)

Some of the cultural centres in Montbui are La Vinícola (Sant Maure) and the Ateneu Cultural i Recreatiu (Old town).

References

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  1. ^ "El municipi en xifres: Santa Margarida de Montbui". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  2. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  • Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989). Guia de Catalunya, Barcelona: Caixa de Catalunya. ISBN 84-87135-01-3 (Spanish). ISBN 84-87135-02-1 (Catalan).
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