Alt Urgell

Alt Urgell
—  Comarca  —
Flag Coat of arms
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Catalonia
Province	Lleida
Capital	La Seu d'Urgell
Municipalities	List Alàs i Cerc, Arsèguel, Bassella, Cabó, Cava, Coll de Nargó, Estamariu, Fígols i Alinyà, Josa i Tuixén, Montferrer i Castellbò, Oliana, Organyà, Peramola, El Pont de Bar, Ribera d'Urgellet, La Seu d'Urgell, Les Valls d'Aguilar, Les Valls de Valira, La Vansa i Fórnols
Area
• Total	1,446.9 km2 (558.7 sq mi)
Population (2001)
• Total	19,105
• Density	13/km2 (34/sq mi)
Demonym
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code
Largest municipality	La Seu d'Urgell

Alt Urgell (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈaɫt urˈʒeʎ], locally: [ˈaɫt uɾˈdʒeʎ]) is a comarca (county) in Catalonia, Spain, a modern representation of part of the historic County of Urgell (ca 789 - 1413), seat of the Counts of Urgell and the historic region of Urgellet.

Municipalities

Populations are as of January 1, 2005.

• Alàs i Cerc - pop. 406
• Arsèguel - pop. 92
• Bassella - pop. 261
• Cabó - pop. 108
• Cava - pop. 60
• Coll de Nargó - pop. 600
• Estamariu - pop. 119
• Fígols i Alinyà - pop. 273
• Josa i Tuixén - pop. 170
• Montferrer i Castellbò - pop. 856
• Oliana - pop. 1,932
• Organyà - pop. 960
• Peramola - pop. 373
• El Pont de Bar - pop. 158
• Ribera d'Urgellet - pop. 935
• La Seu d'Urgell - pop. 12,317; seat of the Bishop of Urgell
• Les Valls d'Aguilar - pop. 315
• Les Valls de Valira - pop. 810
• La Vansa i Fórnols - pop. 191

References

• Instituto Nacional de Estadística (in Spanish). Reference for populations of municipalities as of January 1, 2005.
• IDESCAT: Statistical information for Alt Urgell (in Catalan), source for list of municipalities, surface area.

External links

• Official page of the Consell Comarcal de l'Alt Urgell, in Catalan
• Palau Robert unofficial Alt Urgell page, in Catalan
• Diputació de Lleida official page about Alt Urgell, in Catalan

Coordinates: 42°14′19″N 1°24′22″E / 42.23861°N 1.40611°E / 42.23861; 1.40611