Marganell Explained

Marganell
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Spain Province of Barcelona#Spain
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Catalonia
Coordinates:41.64°N 1.794°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Spain
Subdivision Type1:Community
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Barcelona
Subdivision Type3:Comarca
Subdivision Name3:Bages
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Anna Garcia Ventura (2015)[1]
Area Footnotes:[2]
Area Total Km2:13.5
Elevation M:291
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Demonym:Marganellès, marganellesa

Marganell is a municipality in the comarca of the Bages in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the northern slopes of Montserrat, and is also known as Santa Cecília de Montserrat in reference to the Benedictine monasteries (See Santa Cecília de Montserrat and Montserrat monastery). The agriculture in the municipality is mostly of cereals, and the majority of the active population works elsewhere (until recently, in the cotton mills of Castellbell i el Vilar).

Demography

Pop 1497:8
Pop 1515:9
Pop 1553:11
Pop 1717:61
Pop 1787:114
Pop 1857:330
Pop 1877:329
Pop 1887:308
Pop 1900:233
Pop 1910:261
Pop 1920:253
Pop 1930:267
Pop 1940:280
Pop 1950:275
Pop 1960:307
Pop 1970:240
Pop 1981:280
Pop 1986:217
Pop 1990:208
Pop 1992:226
Pop 1994:221
Pop 1996:215
Pop 1998:213
Pop 2000:243
Pop 2002:238
Pop 2004:243
Pop 2006:288
Pop 2007:298
Pop 2008:301
Pop 2010:317
Pop 2012:308
Pop Latest:297
Latest Year:2014

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ajuntament de Marganell. Generalitat of Catalonia. 2015-11-13.
  2. Web site: El municipi en xifres: Marganell. Statistical Institute of Catalonia. 2015-11-23.