Bellcaire d'Urgell

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Bellcaire d'Urgell
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Bellcaire d'Urgell
Location in Catalonia
Coordinates: 41°45′40″N0°54′20″E / 41.76111°N 0.90556°E / 41.76111; 0.90556
Country Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Community Flag of Catalonia.svg  Catalonia
Province Lleida
Comarca La Noguera
Government
   Mayor Jaume Montfort Samà (2015) [1]
Area
[2]
  Total31.4 km2 (12.1 sq mi)
Elevation
267 m (876 ft)
Population
 (2018) [3]
  Total1,252
  Density40/km2 (100/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Bellcairenc
Postal code
25691
Website bellcairedurgell.cat

Bellcaire d'Urgell is a municipality in the comarca of the Noguera in Catalonia, Spain.

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References

  1. "Ajuntament de Bellcaire d'Urgell". Generalitat of Catalonia . Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  2. "El municipi en xifres: Bellcaire d'Urgell". Statistical Institute of Catalonia . Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  3. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.