Camarasa (Catalan pronunciation: [kamaˈɾaza]) is a municipality in the comarca of the Noguera in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated at the confluence of the Segre and Noguera Pallaresa rivers. The Camarasa reservoir on the Noguera Pallaresa (113 hm³) and the Sant Llorenç de Montgai reservoir on the Segre are important hydroelectric power stations.
Camarasa | |
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Coordinates: 41°52′34″N 0°52′41″E / 41.876°N 0.878°E | |
Country | Spain |
Community | Catalonia |
Province | Lleida |
Comarca | La Noguera |
Government | |
• Mayor | Elisabet Lizaso Cantón (2015)[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 157.1 km2 (60.7 sq mi) |
Elevation | 321 m (1,053 ft) |
Population (2018)[3] | |
• Total | 842 |
• Density | 5.4/km2 (14/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Camarasí, Camarasina |
Website | www |
The C-147 road links the municipality with Balaguer and Tremp, and there are Renfe railway stations in Sant Llorenç de Montgai and L'Ametlla de Montsec.
The municipality includes a small exclave to the north.
Demography
edit1900 | 1930 | 1950 | 1970 | 1986 | 2007 |
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2648 | 2773 | 2087 | 1233 | 1004 | 933 |
References
edit- ^ "Ajuntament de Camarasa". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
- ^ "El municipi en xifres: Camarasa". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989). Guia de Catalunya, Barcelona: Caixa de Catalunya. ISBN 84-87135-01-3 (Spanish). ISBN 84-87135-02-1 (Catalan).
External links
edit- Official website (in Catalan)
- Government data pages (in Catalan)