El Pont de Suert

El Pont de Suert (Officially and in Catalan, Catalan pronunciation: [əl ˈpɔn də suˈɛɾt]; Spanish: Pont de Suert) is a town and municipality, and the capital of the comarca of Alta Ribagorça, in the province of Lleida, in Catalonia, Spain. It is located at 838 metres above sea level, on the banks of river Noguera Ribagorçana, a tributary to the Segre. Population 2,418 (2007).

El Pont de Suert

Pont de Suert
Coat of arms
El Pont de Suert
Location in the Province of Lleida
El Pont de Suert
Location in Catalonia
El Pont de Suert
Location in Spain
Coordinates: 42°24′22″N 0°44′22″E
Country Spain
Community Catalonia
ProvinceLleida
ComarcaAlta Ribagorça
Government
  MayorJose Antonio Troguet Ballarín (2015)[1]
Area
  Total148.1 km2 (57.2 sq mi)
Elevation
838 m (2,749 ft)
Population
 (2018)[3]
  Total2,216
  Density15/km2 (39/sq mi)
DemonymsPontarrí, pontarrina
ClimateCfb
Websiteelpontdesuert.cat

The local Ribagorçan dialect is a variant of Catalan, which has some transitional traits to Aragonese.

References

  1. "Ajuntament del Pont de Suert". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  2. "El municipi en xifres: El Pont de Suert". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  3. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.


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