Vallbona d'Anoia

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Vallbona d'Anoia (Spain)
Coordinates: 41°31′15″N1°42′32″E / 41.52083°N 1.70889°E / 41.52083; 1.70889
Country Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Community Flag of Catalonia.svg  Catalonia
Province Barcelona
Comarca Anoia
Government
   Mayor Joan Garcia Semitiel (2015) [1]
Area
[2]
  Total6.4 km2 (2.5 sq mi)
Elevation
289 m (948 ft)
Population
 (2018) [3]
  Total1,399
  Density220/km2 (570/sq mi)
Demonym Vallbonenc
Website www.vallbonadanoia.cat

Vallbona d'Anoia is a municipality in the comarca of Anoia in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated to the left of the Anoia river, on the road between Piera and Capellades. The town is served by a station on the FGC railway line R6 from Barcelona and Martorell to Igualada.

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Transportation

Train line connecting Igualada with Barcelona has a stop for boarding on both ways of the line.

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References

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