Urgell
Urgell (Catalan pronunciation: [uɾˈʒeʎ]), also known as Baix Urgell (baix meaning "lower", by contrast with Alt Urgell "Upper Urgell"), is a comarca (county) in Ponent, Catalonia (Spain), forming only a borderland portion of the region historically known as Urgell, one of the Catalan counties.
Urgell | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Catalonia |
| Region | Ponent |
| Province | Lleida |
| Capital | Tàrrega |
| Municipalities | |
| Government | |
| • Body | Urgell Comarcal Council |
| • President | José Luis Marín (ERC) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 579.6 km2 (223.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 36,526 |
| • Density | 63/km2 (160/sq mi) |
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| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Largest municipality | Tàrrega |
| Website | urgell.cat |
The capital is the city of Tàrrega.
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