Pallars Sobirà
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| Province | Lleida | ||
| Capital | Sort | ||
| Largest city | Sort | ||
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| Population | 6883 (2005) | ||
| Area | 1355.2 km2 | ||
| Population density |
5.1/km² per km2 | ||
| Municipalities | 14 | ||
El Pallars Sobirà is a comarca (comparable to a county or shire in much of the English-speaking world) in the mountainous northwest of Catalonia, Spain. The name means "Upper Pallars," distinguishing it from the more populous (and less mountainous) Pallars Jussà to its southwest. Its capital and largest municipality is Sort.
Located in the central Pyrenees, El Pallars Sobirà expands from south to north, starting at the gorge of Collegats to the village of Alós d'Isil, following the course of the river La Noguera Pallaresa. It is the fourth biggest comarca in Catalonia in terms of surface area, and has one of the lowest densities of population in the country, about 5.1 inhabitants per km². On the whole, there are approximately 7,000 inhabitants.
El Pallars Sobirà contains the the largest lake in the Pyrenees, the lake of Certascan, and the highest peak in Catalonia, the Pica d'Estats.
Most of El Pallars Sobirà is a protected nature reserve. There are a few territories that belong to the PEIN (Pla d'Espais d'Interès Natural de Catalunya- Natural Interest Landscape Plan of Catalonia), as Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici National Park, the Natural Park Of High Pyrenees, the Natural Partial Reserve of La Noguera Pallaresa - Collegats, a wide range of areas belonging to the Xarxa Natura 2000, the Natural Hunting Reserve of Boumort, etc.
[edit] Municipalities
Population figures are from 2005.
- Alins - pop. 248
- Alt Àneu - pop. 454
- Baix Pallars - pop. 380
- Espot - pop. 374
- Esterri d'Àneu - pop. 773
- Esterri de Cardós - pop. 70
- Farrera - pop. 105
- La Guingueta d'Àneu - pop. 354
- Lladorre - pop. 224
- Llavorsí - pop. 334
- Rialp - pop. 631
- Soriguera - pop. 336
- Sort - pop. 2,113
- Tírvia - pop. 124
- Vall de Cardós - pop. 363
[edit] References
- IDESCAT: Pallars Sobirà (in Catalan). Reference for surface area, province, list of municipalities
- Instituto Nacional de Estadística (in Spanish). Reference for populations of municipalities as of January 1, 2005.
[edit] External links
- (Catalan) Official comarcal web site
- (Catalan) (Spanish) Official Pallars Sobirà Tourism web.
- (English) (Catalan) (Spanish) (French) Official Pallars Sobirà hikes and mountain activities web
- (Catalan) Information about Pallars Sobirà from the Generalitat de Catalunya
- (English) (Catalan) (Spanish)Natural Park Of High Pyrenees, the biggest Natural Parc in Catalonia
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