Tiurana

Tiurana
Municipality

St. Peter's church, Tiurana

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Tiurana

Location in Catalonia

Coordinates: 41°58′40″N 1°15′21″E / 41.97778°N 1.25583°E / 41.97778; 1.25583
Country Spain
Community Catalonia
Province Lleida
Comarca Noguera
Government
 • Mayor Àngel Villarte Canes (2015)[1] (PSC)
Area[2]
 • Total 15.9 km2 (6.1 sq mi)
Elevation 633 m (2,077 ft)
Population (2014)[1]
 • Total 76
 • Density 4.8/km2 (12/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Tiuranenc
Postal code 25791
Website www.ccnoguera.cat/tiurana

Tiurana is a municipality in the comarca of Noguera, in the province of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain.

It is home to a late-Gothic parish church, built in 1545. Outside the hamlet is a Romanesque hermitage dedicate to St. Ermengol.

The economy is based on agriculture (wheat, potatoes, alfalfa, and vegetables).

References

  1. 1 2 "Ajuntament de Tiurana". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  2. ↑ "El municipi en xifres: Tiurana". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.



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