El Pont de Suert

El Pont de Suert
Municipality

Coat of arms
El Pont de Suert
Location in Catalonia
Coordinates: 42°24′22″N 0°44′22″E / 42.40611°N 0.73944°E / 42.40611; 0.73944Coordinates: 42°24′22″N 0°44′22″E / 42.40611°N 0.73944°E / 42.40611; 0.73944
Country  Spain
Community  Catalonia
Province Lleida
Comarca Alta Ribagorça
Government
 • Mayor Jose Antonio Troguet Ballarín (2015)[1]
Area[2]
 • Total 148.1 km2 (57.2 sq mi)
Elevation 838 m (2,749 ft)
Population (2014)[1]
 • Total 2,318
 • Density 16/km2 (41/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Pontarrí, pontarrina
Climate Cfb
Website elpontdesuert.cat

El Pont de Suert (Catalan pronunciation: [əl ˈpɔn də suˈɛɾt]) is the capital of the comarca of Alta Ribagorça, in the province of Lleida, in Catalonia, Spain, located at 838 metres above the sea, by the river Noguera Ribagorçana, a tributary to the Segre. Population 2,418 (2007).

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

References

  1. 1 2 "Ajuntament del Pont de Suert". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  2. ↑ "El municipi en xifres: El Pont de Suert". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.



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