Alp, Catalonia

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Alp (Spain)
Coordinates: 42°22′31″N1°53′19″E / 42.37528°N 1.88861°E / 42.37528; 1.88861 Coordinates: 42°22′31″N1°53′19″E / 42.37528°N 1.88861°E / 42.37528; 1.88861
CountryFlag of Spain.svg  Spain
Autonomous community Flag of Catalonia.svg  Catalonia
Province Girona
Comarca Cerdanya
Government
  mayorRamon Moliner Serra (2015) [1]
Area
[2]
  Total44.3 km2 (17.1 sq mi)
Elevation
1,158 m (3,799 ft)
Population
 (2018) [3]
  Total1,559
  Density35/km2 (91/sq mi)
Demonym(s) alpenc/a
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
17538
Website www.alp2500.cat

Alp is a town and municipality in the comarca of Cerdanya, Province of Girona, Catalonia, Spain. Its population is 1,745 according to the 2012 census. [4]

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Alp is home to the ski resort of La Molina. [5]

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References

  1. "Ajuntament d'Alp". Generalitat of Catalonia . Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  2. "El municipi en xifres: Alp". Statistical Institute of Catalonia . Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  3. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  4. Padrón municipal, Instituto Nacional de Estadística, 02-01-2013.
  5. La Molina ski resort