La Garriga

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La Garriga
Municipality
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Coat of arms of La Garriga
Coat of arms
La Garriga is located in Catalonia
La Garriga
La Garriga
Location in Catalonia
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Country  Spain
Community  Catalonia
Province Flag of Barcelona province(official).svg Barcelona
Comarca Vallès Oriental
Government
 • Mayor Meritxell Budó Pla (2015)[1]
Area[2]
 • Total 18.8 km2 (7.3 sq mi)
Population (2014)[1]
 • Total 15,762
 • Density 840/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Website www.lagarriga.cat

La Garriga is a municipality in the province of Barcelona and autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain. The municipality covers an area of 18.8 square kilometres (7.3 sq mi) and as of 2011 had a population of 15236 people.[3]

Notable natives and residents

  • The Catalan writer and teacher, Núria Albó, was mayor here in 1979 and she was born here in 1930.[4]
  • The Catalan missionary priest in Cameroon Jordi Mas Castells was born here in 1930 and he died here in 2010.[5] In 2008, the town council in La Garriga honoured him as Illustrious Citizen.[6]

References

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  5. Lapuerta 2009, pp. 66–81
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Bibliography

  • (Catalan) Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

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