Calaf (Catalan pronunciation: [kəˈlaf]) is the main town in the northern portion of the comarca of the Anoia in Catalonia, Spain, situated on the Calaf Plain. The town holds an important weekly livestock market.
Calaf | |
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  Calaf Location in Catalonia  Calaf Calaf (Spain) | |
| Coordinates: 41°44′N 1°31′E / 41.733°N 1.517°E | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Community |  Catalonia |
| Province | Barcelona |
| Comarca | Anoia |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jordi Badia Perea (2015)[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 9.2 km2 (3.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 680 m (2,230 ft) |
| Population (2018)[3] | |
• Total | 3,547 |
| • Density | 390/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Calafins |
| Postal code | 08280 |
| Website | www |
It is served by the main N-II road from Barcelona to Lleida, the Renfe railway line from Manresa to Lleida and the C-1412 road from Igualada to Ponts. Calaf also has an exit from the new C25 that crosses Catalonia from Girona to Lleida. The remains of Calaf castle dominate the town from a hilltop.
Subdivisions
editThe village of La Pineda (population (2005): 195) is included within the municipality of Calaf.
References
edit- ^ "Ajuntament de Calaf". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
- ^ "El municipi en xifres: Calaf". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- 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).
External links
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- Government data pages (in Catalan)
- Information from the Diputació de Barcelona
- Consorci Turístic de l'Alta Anoia
- Casal de Calaf[permanent dead link], association
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