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Alta Ribagorça

Coordinates: 42°27′48″N 0°49′47″E / 42.46333°N 0.82972°E / 42.46333; 0.82972
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Alta Ribagorça
Country Spain
Autonomous community Catalonia
Province Lleida
RegionAlt Pirineu
CapitalPont de Suert
Municipalities
Government
 • BodyAlta Ribagorça Comarcal Council
 • PresidentAlbert Palacín (ERC)
Area
 • Total426.8 km2 (164.8 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)
 • Total3,873
 • Density9.1/km2 (24/sq mi)
DemonymRibagorçan
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Largest municipalityPont de Suert
Websitewww.altaribagorça.cat

Alta Ribagorça (Western Catalan: [ˈalta riβaˈɣɔɾsa]) is a comarca in the Alt Pirineu region, in Catalonia, Spain. Its capital is El 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 through the Vielha tunnel.

The Catalan Romanesque Churches of the Vall de Boí are UNESCO World Heritage Sites.[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

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Municipality Population
(2014)[2]
Area
km2[2]
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

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  1. ^ (Nov. 30, 2000). [1].
  2. ^ a b "El municipi en xifres" (in Catalan). Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya. Retrieved 2015-05-25.
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42°27′48″N 0°49′47″E / 42.46333°N 0.82972°E / 42.46333; 0.82972