El Cogul

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El Cogul
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The Dance, painting at Roca dels Moros
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El Cogul
Location in Catalonia
Coordinates: 41°28′7″N0°41′26″E / 41.46861°N 0.69056°E / 41.46861; 0.69056 Coordinates: 41°28′7″N0°41′26″E / 41.46861°N 0.69056°E / 41.46861; 0.69056
Country Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Community Flag of Catalonia.svg  Catalonia
Province Bandera de la provincia de Lerida.svg   Lleida
Comarca Bandera de les Garrigues.svg   Garrigues
Government
   Mayor Núria Civit Abella (2015) [1]
Area
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  Total17.5 km2 (6.8 sq mi)
Elevation
279 m (915 ft)
Population
 (2018) [3]
  Total161
  Density9.2/km2 (24/sq mi)
Climate Cfa
Website www.cogul.cat

El Cogul is a municipality in Catalonia, Spain. It is in the comarca (county) of les Garrigues in the province of Lleida. In 2014 the population was 190. [2]

It is famous for its rock art site Roca dels Moros.

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References

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