Vallgorguina

Municipality in Catalonia, Spain
Coat of arms of Vallgorguina
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41°38′55″N 2°30′39″E / 41.64861°N 2.51083°E / 41.64861; 2.51083Country SpainCommunity CataloniaProvinceBarcelonaComarcaVallès OrientalGovernment
 • MayorJoan Mora Alsina (2015)[1]Area • Total22.1 km2 (8.5 sq mi)Elevation
222 m (728 ft)Population
 (2018)[3]
 • Total2,854 • Density130/km2 (330/sq mi)Demonym(s)Vallgorguinenc, vallgorguinencaWebsitewww.vallgorguina.cat

Vallgorguina (Catalan pronunciation: [ˌbaʎɣuɾˈɣinə]) is a municipality in the comarca of Vallès Oriental in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated in the hollow between the ranges of el Corredor and Montnegre. It is linked to Sant Celoni and to Arenys de Munt by a local road.

The GR 92 long distance footpath, which roughly follows the length of the Mediterranean coast of Spain, has a staging point at Vallgorguina. Stage 14 links northwards to Hortsavinyà, a distance of 17.4 kilometres (10.8 mi), whilst stage 15 links southwards to Coll de Can Bordoi, a distance of 14.3 kilometres (8.9 mi).[4]

Demography

1900 1930 1950 1970 1986 2008
708 609 603 429 647 2,404

References

  1. ^ "Ajuntament de Vallgorguina". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  2. ^ "El municipi en xifres: Vallgorguina". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  3. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  4. ^ "GR 92: Sender de la Mediterrània" [GR 92: Mediterranean Path]. www.catalunya.com (in Catalan). Archived from the original on 7 November 2022. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  • Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989). Guia de Catalunya, Barcelona: Caixa de Catalunya. ISBN 84-87135-01-3 (Spanish). ISBN 84-87135-02-1 (Catalan).

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  • Government data pages (in Catalan)
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