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Municipality in Catalonia, Spain
Oliana
Municipality
Coat of arms of OlianaCoat of arms
Oliana is located in CataloniaOlianaOlianaLocation in Catalonia
Coordinates: 42°04′N 1°19′E / 42.067°N 1.317°E / 42.067; 1.317
Country Spain
Community Catalonia
ProvinceLleida
ComarcaAlt Urgell
Government
 • MayorCarme Lostao Otero (2019)
Area
 • Total32.4 km (12.5 sq mi)
Elevation469 m (1,539 ft)
Population
 • Total1,787
 • Density55/km (140/sq mi)
Websiteoliana.cat

Oliana (Catalan pronunciation: [oliˈanɛ]) 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)

Climbing

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

References

  1. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  • 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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Places adjacent to Oliana
Coll de Nargó Fígols i Alinyà
Peramola Oliana Odèn
Bassella
Municipalities of Alt Urgell
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