Marganell

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Marganell
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Location
General information
Province Barcelona
Comarca Bages
Demonym Marganellès, marganellesa
Land Area 13.52 km²
Altitude 291 m AMSL
Population 292 (2007)
Density 21.59 hab./km²
Mayor Ramon Bisbal Baró

Marganell is a municipality in the comarca of the Bages in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the the northern slopes of Montserrat, and is also known as Santa Cecília de Montserrat in reference to the Benedictine monastery (See Montserrat monastery). The agriculture in the municipality is mostly of cereals, and the majority of the active population works elsewhere (until recently, in the cotton mills of Castellbell i el Vilar).

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1900 1930 1950 1970 1986 2007
233 267 275 240 217 292

[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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