Pallejà

Municipality in Catalonia, Spain
Coat of arms of Pallejà
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41°25′27″N 1°59′52″E / 41.42417°N 1.99778°E / 41.42417; 1.99778Country SpainCommunity CataloniaProvinceBarcelonaComarcaBaix LlobregatGovernment
 • MayorAscensión Ratia Checa (2015)[1]Area • Total8.3 km2 (3.2 sq mi)Elevation
41 m (135 ft)Population
 (2018)[3]
 • Total11,486 • Density1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi)Websitepalleja.cat

Pallejà (Catalan pronunciation: [pəʎəˈʒa]) is a municipality in the comarca of the Baix Llobregat in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the right bank of the Llobregat river, on the main N-II road. The main rail lines of the Llobregat corridor pass through the town: the station is served by the FGC services R5/R50, R6, S4 and S8. Pallejà castle was built in the seventeenth century on the site of an older fortress; it currently houses a library.

Demography

1900 1930 1950 1970 1986 2005
656 1022 1065 4081 5919 10339

References

  1. ^ "Ajuntament de Pallejà". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  2. ^ "El municipi en xifres: Pallejà". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  3. ^ 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).

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Corbera de Llobregat Castellbisbal El Papiol
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