Pallejà

Pallejà
Municipality
Castell de Pallejà

Coat of arms
Pallejà
Location in Catalonia
Pallejà
Pallejà (Spain)
Coordinates: 41°25′27″N 1°59′52″E / 41.42417°N 1.99778°E / 41.42417; 1.99778Coordinates: 41°25′27″N 1°59′52″E / 41.42417°N 1.99778°E / 41.42417; 1.99778
Country  Spain
Community  Catalonia
Province Barcelona
Comarca Baix Llobregat
Government
 • Mayor Ascensión Ratia Checa (2015)[1]
Area[2]
 • Total 8.3 km2 (3.2 sq mi)
Elevation 41 m (135 ft)
Population (2014)[1]
 • Total 11,253
 • Density 1,400/km2 (3,500/sq mi)
Website palleja.cat

Pallejà 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 S4, S7 and S8. Pallejà castle was built in the seventeenth century on the site of an older fortress: it currently houses library.

Demography

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

References

  1. 1 2 "Ajuntament de Pallejà". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  2. ↑ "El municipi en xifres: Pallejà". 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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