Camarasa

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Camarasa
Location
General information
Province Lleida
Comarca Noguera
Demonym Camarasí, camarasina
Land Area 157.1 km²
Altitude 321 m AMSL
Population 933 (2007)
Density 5.93 hab./km²
Mayor Josep Vendrell i Rebert

Camarasa is a municipality in the comarca of the Noguera in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated at the confluence of the Segre and Noguera Pallaresa rivers. The Camarasa reservoir on the Noguera Pallaresa (113 hm³) and the Sant Llorenç de Montgai reservoir on the Segre are important hydroelectric power stations. The C-147 road links the municipality with Balaguer and Tremp, and there are RENFE railway station in Sant Llorenç de Montgai and L'Ametlla de Montsec.

[edit] Demography

1900 1930 1950 1970 1986 2007
2648 2773 2087 1233 1004 933

[edit] References

  • 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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Coordinates: 41°52′N, 0°53′E