Tiurana (Catalan pronunciation: [tiwˈɾana]) is a municipality in the comarca of Noguera, in the province of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain.
Tiurana | |
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 St. Peter's church, Tiurana | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Tiurana Location in Catalonia | |
| Coordinates: 41°58′40″N 1°15′21″E / 41.97778°N 1.25583°E | |
| Country | Spain |
| Community | Catalonia |
| Province | Lleida |
| Comarca | Noguera |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Àngel Villarte Canes (2015)[1] (PSC) |
| Area | |
• Total | 15.9 km2 (6.1 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 633 m (2,077 ft) |
| Population (2018)[3] | |
• Total | 74 |
| • Density | 4.7/km2 (12/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Tiuranenc |
| Postal code | 25791 |
| Website | www |
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
edit- ^ "Ajuntament de Tiurana". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
- ^ "El municipi en xifres: Tiurana". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
External links
edit- Official website (in Catalan)
- Government data pages (in Catalan)
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