Sallent
Sallent de Llobregat (Catalan pronunciation: [səˈʎen də ʎuβɾəˈɣat]) or Sallent is a municipality in the comarca of Bages, Province of Barcelona, in the Autonomous Community of Catalonia, Spain. The river Llobregat divides the municipality into two halves. Its main resources are mining and industry. It was the birthplace of Saint Anthony Mary Claret (1807–1870).
Sallent | |
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  Sallent Location in Catalonia  Sallent Sallent (Spain) | |
| Coordinates: 41°49′33″N 1°53′42″E | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Community | Catalonia |
| Province | Barcelona |
| Comarca | Bages |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Oriol Ribalta (2019)[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 65.2 km2 (25.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 278 m (912 ft) |
| Population (2018)[3] | |
| • Total | 6,636 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (260/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Sallentins |
| Website | www |
Sant Miquel de Serra-sanç in Sallent, Bages.
Demography
According to Spanish census data,[4] this is the population of Sallent in recent years.
| 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 |
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| 8,213 | 7,686 | 7,004 | 6,866 |
References
- "Ajuntament de Sallent". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
- "El municipi en xifres: Sallent". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
- Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- Sallent population statistics
External links
- La Disputació de Barcelona - Municipal Directory: Sallent (in Catalan)
- Government data pages (in Catalan)
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