Parishes of Andorra

Andorra consists of seven communities known as parishes (Catalan: parròquies, singular – parròquia). Until relatively recently, it had only six parishes; the seventh, Escaldes-Engordany, was created in 1978.

Parishes
Parròquies d'Andorra
CategoryUnitary state
LocationPrincipality of Andorra
Number7 Parishes
Populations4,325 Canillo – 22,440 Andorra la Vella
Areas12 km2 (4.6 sq mi) Andorra la Vella – 20,494 km2 (7,913 sq mi) Canillo
GovernmentParish government
SubdivisionsVillage
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Overview

Andorra la Vella is the capital of Andorra. Some parishes have a further territorial subdivision; Ordino, La Massana and Sant Julià de Lòria are subdivided into quarts (quarters), while Canillo is subdivided into 10 veïnats (neighborhoods). Those mostly coincide with villages, which are found in all parishes.

Each parish has its own elected mayor who is the nominal head of the local government known as a comú in Catalan.

Parish ISO 3166-2 Area Population
km² mi² 1990 2000 2007 2015 2019
Andorra la Vella AD-07 12 4.6 19,022 21,189 24,574 21,428 22,440
Canillo AD-02 121 47 1,290 2,706 5,422 3,368 4,325
Encamp AD-03 74 29 7,119 10,595 14,029 10,857 11,688
Escaldes-Engordany AD-08 47 18 12,235 15,299 16,475 13,873 14,599
La Massana[1] AD-04 65 25 3,868 6,276 9,357 9,096 10,174
Ordino AD-05 89 34 1,289 2,283 3,685 4,429 4,942
Sant Julià de Lòria AD-06 60 23 6,012 7,623 9,595 8,681 9,375
Andorra AD 468 181 50,835 65,971 83,137 71,732 77,543

See also

References
  1. Parroquia de la Massana, Comú de la Massana Archived 2013-12-14 at the Wayback Machine. (in Catalan)

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