Montgai Explained

Montgai
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Spain Catalonia
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Catalonia
Coordinates:41.7997°N 0.9608°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Spain
Subdivision Type1:Community
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2: Lleida
Subdivision Type3:Comarca
Subdivision Name3: Noguera
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Jaume Gilabert Torruella (2015)[1]
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Footnotes:[2]
Area Total Km2:28.9
Elevation M:286
Population Density Km2:auto
Postal Code:25616

Montgai (in Catalan; Valencian pronounced as /moŋˈgaj/) is a municipality in the province of Lleida and autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain. It is situated in the valley of the river Sió among the hills of Bellmunt in the south and the mountains of Montclar in the north.

The municipality consists of two villages: Montgai and Butsènit d'Urgell.

Economy

The economy is based in the agricultural activities. The expansion of cultivated land is quite divided between dry and irrigated land.

Population

In the 20th century Montgai had 27 houses, and increased the number of inhabitants until the 1930s. Then, it started a decrease because of economic crisis in the agriculture, and today there are 663 citizens.

Montgai: the village

In the middle of the village there is the church Mare de Déu de l'Assumpció, built in the mid-eighteenth century.

External links

Notes and References

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