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Municipality in Catalonia, Spain
Os de Balaguer
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Os de Balaguer is located in Province of LleidaOs de BalaguerOs de BalaguerLocation in Province of LleidaShow map of Province of LleidaOs de Balaguer is located in CataloniaOs de BalaguerOs de BalaguerLocation in CataloniaShow map of CataloniaOs de Balaguer is located in SpainOs de BalaguerOs de BalaguerLocation in SpainShow map of Spain
Coordinates: 41°52′21″N 0°43′12″E / 41.87250°N 0.72000°E / 41.87250; 0.72000
Country Spain
Community Catalonia
ProvinceLleida
ComarcaNoguera
Government
 • MayorEstefania Rufach Fontova (2015)
Area
 • Total136.0 km (52.5 sq mi)
Elevation463 m (1,519 ft)
Population
 • Total1,009
 • Density7.4/km (19/sq mi)
Postal code25610
Websitewww.ccnoguera.cat/osbalaguer

Os de Balaguer (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈɔz ðe βalaˈɣe]) is a municipality in the comarca of Noguera, in the province of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain.

Economy is based on agriculture, with, in particular, the cultivation of vegetables, cereals and olive, and on animal husbandry as well.

Sights in the municipality include the rock paintings of Balma dels Vilars (included in the UNESCO World Heritage List and the former Augustianian monastery of Santa Maria de Bellpuig de les Avellanes.

Os de Balaguer was the birthplace of Gaspar de Portolá (1716–1784), governor of Baja and Alta California (1767–1770), explorer and founder of San Diego and Monterey.

The municipality is split into two parts, the bigger north-western part containing the village of Os de Balaguer, the smaller south-eastern part containing the village of Gerb.

References

  1. "Ajuntament d'Os de Balaguer". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  2. "El municipi en xifres: Os de Balaguer". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  3. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.

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Places adjacent to Os de Balaguer
Estopiñán del Castillo (Aragon)
Camporrélls (Aragon)
Viacamp y Litera (Aragon)
Àger
Les Avellanes i Santa Linya
Baldellou (Aragon)
Ivars de Noguera
Os de Balaguer Camarasa
Algerri Castelló de Farfanya Balaguer
Municipalities of Noguera
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