Santa Margarida de Montbui explained

Santa Margarida de Montbui
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Spain Province of Barcelona#Spain
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Catalonia
Coordinates:41.5756°N 1.6092°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Spain
Subdivision Type1:Community
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Barcelona
Subdivision Type3:Comarca
Subdivision Name3:Anoia
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Jesús Miguel "Schummi" Juárez Tamayo
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:27.6
Elevation M:316
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Demonym:Montbuienc, montbuienca

Santa Maragarida de Montbui (in Catalan; Valencian pronounced as /ˈsantə məɾɣəˈɾiðə ðə mumˈbuj/) is a municipality in the comarca of the Anoia in Catalonia,Spain. It is situated in the Òdena Basin, immediately to the west of Igualada of which it effectively forms asuburb. The ajuntament (town hall) is in Sant Maure. Other neighbourhoods in Montbui are the Old Town, el Saió-Coll del Guix and La Mallola.

Demography

Montbui has received a huge immigration in the late fifties.

Geography

The most famous mountain in Santa Margarida de Montbui is called La Tossa. It has an altitude of 650 m. La Tossa mountain belongs to the serra de Miralles-Queralt range. In this mountain there is a Romanesque chapel devoted to Virgin Mary and dating back to the 11th century.

The Anoia river borders Santa Margarida de Montbui to the South and separates this municipality from Igualada.

Education and culture

In Montbui there are three primary education schools (Montbou, García Lorca and Antoni Gaudí) and a secondary school (Institut Montbui)

Some of the cultural centres in Montbui are La Vinícola (Sant Maure) and the Ateneu Cultural i Recreatiu (Old town).

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: El municipi en xifres: Santa Margarida de Montbui. Statistical Institute of Catalonia. 2015-11-23.