Oliana

Oliana
Municipality

Coat of arms
Oliana
Location in Catalonia
Coordinates: 42°04′N 1°19′E / 42.067°N 1.317°E / 42.067; 1.317Coordinates: 42°04′N 1°19′E / 42.067°N 1.317°E / 42.067; 1.317
Country  Spain
Community  Catalonia
Province Lleida
Comarca Alt Urgell
Government
 • Mayor Miquel Sala Muntada (2015)[1]
Area[2]
 • Total 32.4 km2 (12.5 sq mi)
Elevation 469 m (1,539 ft)
Population (2014)[1]
 • Total 1,870
 • Density 58/km2 (150/sq mi)
Website oliana.cat

Oliana is a municipality in the comarca of the Alt Urgell in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated in the Segre valley immediately below the Oliana reservoir. There is a factory of domestic electrical appliances in the town, and the presence of non-farming employment has meant that Oliana has escaped the depopulation experienced by most municipalities in north-west Catalonia. It is currently the second-largest town (by population) in the Alt Urgell, behind the comarcal capital La Seu d'Urgell. The town is served by the C-14 road between Ponts and La Seu d'Urgell.

Demography

1900 1930 1950 1970 1986 2005
986 1127 1793 1793 2075 1932

Subdivisions

The municipality of Oliana includes two outlying villages. Populations are given as of 2001:

  • Les Anoves (27)
  • El Castell (73)

Features

The region is well known among rock climbers for its extremely difficult limestone cliffs, including La Dura Dura ("the hardest of the hard") which was until 2017 the hardest climb successfully undertaken in the world.

References

  1. 1 2 "Ajuntament d'Oliana". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  2. ↑ "El municipi en xifres: Oliana". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  • 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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