Alta Ribagorça

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Alta Ribagorça
Localització de l'Alta Ribagorça.svg
Country Spain
Autonomous community Catalonia
ProvinceLleida
CapitalPont de Suert
Municipalities
Government
 • President of the Comarcal CouncilJoan Perelada i Ramon (PSC)
Area
 • Total426.8 km2 (164.8 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)
 • Total3,873
 • Density9.1/km2 (24/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Ribagorçan
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Largest municipalityPont de Suert
Websitewww.altaribagorça.cat

Alta Ribagorça (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈaltə riβəˈɣoɾsə]) is one of the comarques of Catalonia, Spain. Its capital is Pont de Suert. The highest peak is the Comaloformo (3030 metres above sea level) in the massif of Bessiberri. Northeast of the region is the western part of the Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici National Park. It is connected with the Aran valley thorough the Vielha tunnel.

The Catalan Romanesque Churches of the Vall de Boí are UNESCO World Heritage Sites.(Nov. 30, 2000). [1]. In the North-East of the area there is the Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici National Park, which attracts an important number of visitors.

The local Ribagorçan dialect is a variant of Catalan, which has some transitional traits to Aragonese.

Location:

  • Farthest east point: 0° 58' 27,80" East longitude.
  • Farthest west point: 0° 41' 30,24" East longitude.
  • Farthest north point: 42° 37' 58,88" North latitude.
  • Farthest south point: 42° 18' 0,07" North latitude.

Highest point: Comaloformo (3030 m) in the Bessiberri Range.

Municipalities[edit]

Municipality Population
(2014)[1]
Area
km2[1]
El Pont de Suert 2,318 148.1
Vall de Boí 992 219.5
Vilaller 563 59.2
• Total: 3 3,873 426.8

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "El municipi en xifres" (in Catalan). Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya. Retrieved 2015-05-25.

External links[edit]

Coordinates: 42°27′48″N 0°49′47″E / 42.46333°N 0.82972°E / 42.46333; 0.82972