Ponts, Lleida Explained

Ponts
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Spain Catalonia
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Catalonia
Coordinates:41.9148°N 1.185°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Spain
Subdivision Type1:Autonomous Community
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Lleida
Subdivision Type3:Comarca
Subdivision Name3:Noguera
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Francisco Garcia Cañadas (2015)[1]
Area Footnotes:[2]
Area Total Km2:30.5
Elevation M:363
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Demonym:Pontsicans
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:25740

Ponts (in Catalan; Valencian pronounced as /ˈpɔns/) is a municipality and a town in the comarca of the Noguera in the province of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the left bank of the Segre river near its confluence with the Llobregós river and at the point where the routes from Calaf (currently the C-1412 road) and Cervera (currently the L-313 road) meet the route from Lleida to La Seu d'Urgell (currently the C-1313 road).

Economy is based on agriculture (cereals, olives, vine, potato, sunflowers) and animal husbandry (domestic sheep, pigs, birds). The industry sector comprises food processing and textiles.

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