Les Borges Blanques
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| Country | File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain |
| Community | File:Flag of Catalonia.svg Catalonia |
| Province | Lleida |
| Comarca | Les Garrigues |
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| • Mayor | Enric Mir Pifarré (2015)[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 61.5 km2 (23.7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 304 m (997 ft) |
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| Climate | Cfa |
| Website | www |
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Les Borges Blanques (Catalan pronunciation: [lez ˈβɔɾdʒez ˈβlaŋkes]) is the capital of the comarca of Les Garrigues, in the province of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain. According to the 2014 census,[3] the municipality has a population of .
Geography
[edit | edit source]It lies in the southern sector of the central Catalan depression, near the zone watered by the Urgell canal. The high plateaus are covered by olive groves. The economy is agricultural, and Les Borges Blanques is a major producer of olives, in particular a variety known as arbequina which produces a highly prized oil. The cooperative movement has strong roots in the area. There is little or no tourist infrastructure. The municipality is split into two parts, separated by Juneda municipality, the bigger eastern part having almost all the population.
The traditional symbol of this city is an ox, which appears on a widely used but unofficial coat of arms.
Notable people
[edit | edit source]- Francesc Queralt, composer[4]
References
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- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Government data pages (in Catalan)
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