Oliana

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Oliana
Location in Catalonia
Coordinates: 42°04′N1°19′E / 42.067°N 1.317°E / 42.067; 1.317 Coordinates: 42°04′N1°19′E / 42.067°N 1.317°E / 42.067; 1.317
Country Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Community Flag of Catalonia.svg  Catalonia
Province Lleida
Comarca Alt Urgell
Government
   Mayor Carme Lostao Otero (2019)
Area
  Total32.4 km2 (12.5 sq mi)
Elevation
469 m (1,539 ft)
Population
 (2018) [1]
  Total1,787
  Density55/km2 (140/sq mi)
Website oliana.cat

Oliana is a municipality in the comarca of the Alt Urgell in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated in the Segre valley immediately below the Oliana reservoir. There is a factory of domestic electrical appliances in the town, and the presence of non-farming employment has meant that Oliana has escaped the depopulation experienced by most municipalities in north-west Catalonia. It is currently the second-largest town (by population) in the Alt Urgell, behind the comarcal capital La Seu d'Urgell. The town is served by the C-14 road between Ponts and La Seu d'Urgell.

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Demography

190019301950197019862005
98611271793179320751932

Subdivisions

The municipality of Oliana includes two outlying villages. Populations are given as of 2001:

Climbing

The region is well-known among rock climbers for its extremely difficult limestone cliffs, including La Dura Dura ("the hardest of the hard"), which is one of the hardest climbs successfully undertaken in the world.

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References

  1. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.