Torres de Segre

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Torres de Segre
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Torres de Segre
Location in Catalonia
Coordinates: 41°32′N0°31′E / 41.533°N 0.517°E / 41.533; 0.517 Coordinates: 41°32′N0°31′E / 41.533°N 0.517°E / 41.533; 0.517
Province Lleida
Comarca Segrià
Government
   Mayor José Ramón Branzuela Almacellas (2015) [1]
Area
[2]
  Total50.6 km2 (19.5 sq mi)
Elevation
119 m (390 ft)
Population
 (2018) [3]
  Total2,307
  Density46/km2 (120/sq mi)
Website torressegre.cat

Torres de Segre is a village in the province of Lleida and autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain. It is located by the Segre River. [4]

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References

  1. "Ajuntament de Torres de Segre". Generalitat of Catalonia . Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  2. "El municipi en xifres: Torres de Segre". Statistical Institute of Catalonia . Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  3. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  4. Pàgina web de l'Ajuntament de Torres de Segre