| Vielha e Mijaran | |
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Vielha e Mijaran
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| Coordinates: | |
| Country | Spain |
| Community | Catalonia |
| Province | Lleida |
| Comarca | Val d'Aran |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Joan Pau Perdices Pla (CDA) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 211.74 km2 (81.8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 980 m (3,215 ft) |
| Population (2009) | |
| • Total | 5,710 |
| • Density | 27/km2 (69.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 25530 |
Vielha e Mijaran (Occitan pronunciation: [biˈeʎa e miʒaˈɾa]) is a municipality in the comarca of the Val d'Aran in Catalonia, Spain. It was created in 1970 by the merger of the municipalities of Arròs e Vila, Betlan, Escunhau, Gausac, Vielha and Vilac: the former municipalities retain some privileges as "decentralised municipal entities" (entitats municipals descentralitzades, EMD),[1] as does the village of Betren. Mijaran literally means "Middle Valley" in Aranese, as the inhabited part of the municipality is situated in the valley of the Garonne (Garona). The Noguera Ribagorçana has its source on the territory of the municipality, on the opposite side of the watershed. The ajuntament (town hall) is in Vielha, spelled Viella in Catalan and Spanish, which is also the capital of the comarca.
The municipality is linked to France and to the rest of Catalonia (via the Vielha tunnel) by the N-230 road. The C-28 (old name: C-142) road continues up the valley to Naut Aran, and on over the Bonaigua pass (2,072 m) to the comarca of Pallars Sobirà. This road, the higher stretches of which are impassable in winter, was the only route between the Val d'Aran and the rest of Spain before the opening of the Vielha tunnel in 1948.
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The municipality is composed of thirteen distinct settlements. Populations are given as of 2001[update]:
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