Tiurana

Tiurana
Municipality
St. Peter's church, Tiurana
St. Peter's church, Tiurana
Flag of Tiurana
Flag
Coat of arms of Tiurana
Coat of arms
Tiurana is located in Catalonia
Tiurana
Tiurana
Location in Catalonia
Coordinates: 41°58′40″N 1°15′21″E / 41.97778°N 1.25583°E / 41.97778; 1.25583
CountrySpain
CommunityCatalonia
ProvinceLleida
ComarcaNoguera
Government
 • MayorÀngel Villarte Canes (2015)[1] (PSC)
Area
[2]
 • Total
15.9 km2 (6.1 sq mi)
Elevation
633 m (2,077 ft)
Population
 (2018)[3]
 • Total
74
 • Density4.7/km2 (12/sq mi)
DemonymTiuranenc
Postal code
25791
Websitewww.ccnoguera.cat/tiurana

Tiurana (Catalan pronunciation: [tiwˈɾana]) is a municipality in the comarca of Noguera, in the province of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain.

It is home to a late-Gothic parish church, built in 1545. Outside the hamlet is a Romanesque hermitage dedicate to St. Ermengol.

The economy is based on agriculture (wheat, potatoes, alfalfa, and vegetables).

References

  1. ^ "Ajuntament de Tiurana". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  2. ^ "El municipi en xifres: Tiurana". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  3. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.


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