Canillo
| Canillo | ||
|---|---|---|
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The 12th-century Romanesque church of San Joan de Caselles | ||
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 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°ECoordinates: 42°34′00″N 1°36′00″E / 42.56667°N 1.60000°E | ||
| 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 | 121 km2 (47 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 1,526 m (5,007 ft) | |
| Population (2011) | ||
| • Total | 4,826 | |
| • 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.
Demographics
The largest ethnic group in Canillo are Andorrans. There is also a significant number of Spaniards and Portuguese people. The following table shows the largest foreign ethnic groups in Canillo by nationality, as of 2013:
| Rank | Nationality | Population (2013) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Spain | 1,201 |
| 2 |  Portugal | 542 |
| 3 |  France | 433 |
| 4 |  United Kingdom | 147 |
| 5 |  Argentina | 110 |
Folklore
The town figures into the Andorran legend El buner d'Ordino, in which a bagpiper from the parish of Ordino, en-route to a festival in Canillo, is chased and treed by wolves, but frightens them off by playing his instrument.[1]
Notable people
The Andorran ski mountaineer Xavier Capdevila Romero was born in Canillo.
References
- ↑ Àlvar Valls Oliva - Roser Carol Romàn; Àlvar Valls i Oliva; Roser Carol i Romàn (15 November 2010). Llegendes d'Andorra. L'Abadia de Montserrat. pp. 95–. ISBN 978-84-9883-340-9.
External links
Media related to Canillo at Wikimedia Commons
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