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Llançà

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Llançà

Total population

2,135

Air quality index

34Good
Elevation4 m
Land area28 km²
Coordinates42.36°, 3.15°

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

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City facts

Elevation
4 m
Area
28 km²
Time zone
UTC+01:00
head of government
Núria Escarpanter i Olivet
Official website
www.llanca.cat

Sister cities

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Llançà is a municipality in the comarca of the Alt Empordà in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the coastline of the Costa Brava, between the Cap de Creus and the French frontier and is an important fishing port and tourist centre. The N-260 connects the town with Figueres and continues on to the border at Portbou.

Read more on Wikipedia

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
42.3617
Longitude
3.1512
Water area
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
34
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
2.9
PM10 (µg/m³)
4.3
Ozone (µg/m³)
74
NO₂ (µg/m³)
1

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
258,483
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Yellow-legged Gull
    Larus michahellis J.F.Naumann, 1840 · Aves
    3,293
  • House Sparrow
    Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    3,103
  • European Goldfinch
    Carduelis carduelis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    2,736
  • European Serin
    Serinus serinus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    2,614
  • Mallard
    Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    2,608
  • European Starling
    Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    2,566
  • Barn Swallow
    Hirundo rustica Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    2,537
  • Common Wood-Pigeon
    Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    2,534

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
143
Largest magnitude
4.5
Largest event
2004-09-21

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.23
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,543

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
463
Avg daily Wikipedia views
15
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Llançà

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Sources

  • Wikipedia
  • Wikidata
  • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • Open Library