| Les Borges Blanques | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Pushpin Map: | Spain Province of Lleida#Catalonia#Spain |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Province of Lleida##Location in Catalonia##Location in Spain |
| Coordinates: | 41.5194°N 0.8683°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Community |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Lleida |
| Subdivision Type3: | Comarca |
| Subdivision Name3: | Les Garrigues |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Enric Mir Pifarré (2015)[1] |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Footnotes: | [2] |
| Area Total Km2: | 61.5 |
| Elevation M: | 304 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Blank Name: | Climate |
Les Borges Blanques (in Catalan; Valencian pronounced as /lez ˈβɔɾdʒez ˈβlaŋkes/) is the capital of the comarca of Les Garrigues, in the province of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain. According to the 2014 census,[3] the municipality has a population of 6,088 inhabitants.
It lies in the southern sector of the central Catalan depression, near the zone watered by the Urgell canal. The high plateaus are covered by olive groves. The economy is agricultural, and Les Borges Blanques is a major producer of olives, in particular a variety known as arbequina which produces a highly prized oil. The cooperative movement has strong roots in the area. There is little or no tourist infrastructure. The municipality is split into two parts, separated by Juneda municipality, the bigger eastern part having almost all the population.
The traditional symbol of this city is an ox, which appears on a widely used but unofficial coat of arms.