El Pont de Suert

El Pont de Suert
—  Municipality  —

Coat of arms
El Pont de Suert
Location in Catalonia
Coordinates:
Country  Spain
Community  Catalonia
Province Lleida
Comarca Alta Ribagorça
Government
 • Mayor Albert Alins Abad (CiU)
Area
 • Total 148.14 km2 (57.2 sq mi)
Elevation 838 m (2,749 ft)
Population (2007)
 • Total 2,418
 • Density 16.3/km2 (42.3/sq mi)
Demonym Pontarrí, pontarrina
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

El Pont de Suert (Catalan pronunciation: [əɫ ˈpɔn də suˈɛrt], locally: [eɫ pɔn de suˈɛrt]) is the capital of the comarca of Alta Ribagorça, in the province of Lleida, in Catalonia, Spain, located at 838 metres above the sea, by the river Noguera Ribagorçana, a tributary to the Segre. Population 2,418 (2007).

The local Ribagorçan dialect is a variant of Catalan, which has some transitional traits to Aragonese.

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