Torrebesses Explained

Torrebesses
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Spain Catalonia
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Catalonia
Coordinates:41.4281°N 0.595°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Community
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Lleida
Subdivision Type3:Comarca
Subdivision Name3:Segrià
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Mario Urrea Marsal (2015)[1]
Area Footnotes:[2]
Area Total Km2:27.4
Elevation M:287
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Demonym:Torrebessí, torrebessina
Postal Code:25226

Torrebesses is a municipality in the comarca of the Segrià in Catalonia, Spain.

The name of the town comes from Catalan; Valencian: Torres Bessones, meaning "Twin Towers".[3] This town has lost population since year 1877 when it had 944 inhabitants.

Demography

Pop 1900:855
Pop 1930:758
Pop 1950:631
Pop 1970:415
Pop 2000:323
Pop Latest:300
Latest Year:2009

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ajuntament de Torrebesses. Generalitat of Catalonia. 2015-11-13.
  2. Web site: El municipi en xifres: Torrebesses. Statistical Institute of Catalonia. 2015-11-23.
  3. Manuel Bofarull, Origen dels noms geogràfics de Catalunya. Cossetània, Valls 2002, page 175.