Canillo

Canillo
The 12th-century Romanesque church of San Joan de Caselles
Coat of arms
Position of Canillo parish in Andorra
Canillo Location of Canillo town within Andorra
Coordinates (Canillo town): 42°34′00″N 1°36′00″E / 42.56667°N 1.60000°E / 42.56667; 1.60000Coordinates: 42°34′00″N 1°36′00″E / 42.56667°N 1.60000°E / 42.56667; 1.60000
Country	Andorra
Parishes	Canillo
Villages	Bordes d'Envalira, El Forn, El Tarter, El Vilar, Els Plans, Incles, L'Armiana, L'Aldosa, Meritxell, Molleres, Prats, Ransol, Sant Pere, Soldeu
Government
• Mayor	Enric Casadevall Medrano
Area
• Total	110 km2 (40 sq mi)
Elevation	1,526 m (5,007 ft)
Population (2005)
• Total	4,663
• Density	42.12/km2 (109.1/sq mi)
Demonym	canillenc, canillenca
Website	Official site

Canillo (Catalan pronunciation: [kəˈniʎu], locally: [kaˈniʎo]) is one of the parishes of Andorra. Canillo is also the name of the main town of the parish. Canillo has a gondola link to the main ski resort of Grandvalira.

Geography

The localities of Canillo parish include Soldeu, Bordes d'Envalira, El Tarter, Sant Pere, Ransol, Els Plans, El Vilar, l'Armiana, l'Aldosa, El Forn, Incles, Prats, Meritxell and Molleres.^{[citation needed]}

Notable people

The Andorran ski mountaineer Xavier Capdevila Romero was born in Canillo.

External links

Media related to Canillo at Wikimedia Commons

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