El Pont de Suert

El Pont de Suert
Municipality

Coat of arms
El Pont de Suert

Location in Catalonia

Coordinates: 42°24′22″N 0°44′22″E / 42.40611°N 0.73944°ECoordinates: 42°24′22″N 0°44′22″E / 42.40611°N 0.73944°E
Country  Spain
Community  Catalonia
Province Lleida
Comarca Alta Ribagorça
Government
  Mayor Albert Alins Abad (CiU)
Area
  Total 148.14 km2 (57.20 sq mi)
Elevation 838 m (2,749 ft)
Population (2007)
  Total 2,418
  Density 16/km2 (42/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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