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Montgai

Coordinates: 41°47′59″N 0°57′39″E / 41.79972°N 0.96083°E / 41.79972; 0.96083
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Montgai
Butsènit d'Urgell village
Butsènit d'Urgell village
Coat of arms of Montgai
Montgai is located in Catalonia
Montgai
Montgai
Location in Catalonia
Coordinates: 41°47′59″N 0°57′39″E / 41.79972°N 0.96083°E / 41.79972; 0.96083
Country Spain
Community Catalonia
Province Lleida
Comarca Noguera
Government
 • MayorJaume Gilabert Torruella (2015)[1]
Area
 • Total28.9 km2 (11.2 sq mi)
Elevation
286 m (938 ft)
Population
 (2018)[3]
 • Total635
 • Density22/km2 (57/sq mi)
Websitewww.montgai.cat

Montgai (Catalan pronunciation: [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

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

Population

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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

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

The Bell tower of the church Mare de Déu de l'Assumpció.

Butsènit d'Urgell

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Church of Butsènit built in the 18th century

References

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