la Garriga

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la Garriga

Total population

17,272

Air quality index

29Good

Elevation252 m

Land area18.8 km²

Coordinates41.68°, 2.29°

Demographic figures from INE (Spain). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

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 the population in 2014 was 15,762.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Antonio Hidalgo

Spanish footballer

Marc Bernabé

Spanish writer

Empar Moliner

Spanish writer and journalist

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Miqui Puig

Spanish singer and musician

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Iván Peñaranda

Spanish footballer

Francesc Tombas i Bonet

Spanish businessperson and engineer (1929-2004)

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Josep Aymerich i Cortillas

Spanish politician

J

Josep Serra i Llimona

Spanish painter

Marcel Artiaga i Valls

Spanish educationist and composer

Pere Pi i Parera

Spanish businessperson

P

Pedro Vilardebo

Spanish bicycle racer (1953-2004)

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Sebastià Bassa i Barbany

Spanish politician

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Josep Badia i Moret

Catalan writer and historian from l'Ametlla del Vallès

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Elena Argemí i Morral

Spanish politician

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José Datzira

Spanish association football player

Mabel Caro

Spanish volleyball player

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Catalonia

• Cànoves
  3.5 mi away · pop. 368
• Montseny
  7.6 mi away · pop. 113
• el Brull
  9.2 mi away · pop. 187
• Seva
  10.4 mi away · pop. 2,378
• Moià
  13.2 mi away · pop. 5,865
• Mura
  16 mi away · pop. 183
• Avinyó
  20.4 mi away · pop. 2,165
• el Pont de Vilomara
  21.4 mi away · pop. 2,817
• Olost
  23 mi away · pop. 974
• Riudarenes
  24.1 mi away · pop. 1,418
• Callús
  26.8 mi away · pop. 1,959
• Caldes de Malavella
  29 mi away · pop. 3,724

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about la Garriga

Search results from Open Library.

Events

Notable, recurring, and historical events associated with la Garriga, sourced from Wikidata.

• Corpus de la Garriga

  festival

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of la Garriga, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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