La Torre de Cabdella

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La Torre de Cabdella
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La Torre de Cabdella, c. 1910
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La Torre de Cabdella
Location in Catalonia
Coordinates: 42°25′26″N0°59′0″E / 42.42389°N 0.98333°E / 42.42389; 0.98333 Coordinates: 42°25′26″N0°59′0″E / 42.42389°N 0.98333°E / 42.42389; 0.98333
Country Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Community Flag of Catalonia.svg  Catalonia
Province Bandera de la provincia de Lerida.svg   Lleida
Comarca Pallars Jussà
Government
   Mayor Josep Maria Dalmau Gil (2015) [1]
Area
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  Total165.3 km2 (63.8 sq mi)
Population
 (2018) [3]
  Total747
  Density4.5/km2 (12/sq mi)
Website www.torredecapdella.org

La Torre de Cabdella or La Torre de Capdella is a village in the province of Lleida and autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain.

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References

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