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Santa Margarida de Montbui

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Santa Margarida de Montbui

Total population

9,710

Air quality index

50Good
Elevation316 m
Land area27.6 km²
Coordinates41.57°, 1.61°

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City facts

Elevation
316 m
Area
27.6 km²
Time zone
UTC+01:00
head of government
Jesús Miguel Juárez Tamayo
Official website
www.montbui.cat

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Santa Maragarida de Montbui is a municipality in the comarca of the Anoia in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated in the Òdena Basin, immediately to the west of Igualada of which it effectively forms a suburb. The ajuntament is in Sant Maure. Other neighbourhoods in Montbui are the Old Town, el Saió-Coll del Guix and La Mallola.

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History & geography

Geography

The most famous mountain in Santa Margarida de Montbui is called La Tossa. It has an altitude of 650 m. La Tossa mountain belongs to the serra de Miralles-Queralt range. In this mountain there is a Romanesque chapel devoted to Virgin Mary and dating back to the 11th century. The Anoia river borders Santa Margarida de Montbui to the South and separates this municipality from Igualada.

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Geography

Latitude
41.5746
Longitude
1.6085
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
50
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
11.2
PM10 (µg/m³)
18.5
Ozone (µg/m³)
70
NO₂ (µg/m³)
9.8

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
66,477
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • European Robin
    Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    1,267
  • Great Tit
    Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    1,179
  • Eurasian Blackbird
    Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    1,099
  • Common Chaffinch
    Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    1,074
  • European Serin
    Serinus serinus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    1,052
  • Common Wood-Pigeon
    Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    937
  • Sardinian Warbler
    Curruca melanocephala (J.F.Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
    892
  • Eurasian Blue Tit
    Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    854

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
176
Largest magnitude
4.4
Largest event
2003-02-26

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

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

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.49
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,640

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
82
Avg daily Wikipedia views
3
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

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Recently spotted species

Events

Official Identifiers

INE — Spanish National Statistics

INE code
08250
Population (Wikidata)
10,631
Wikidata
Q15968

Municipality codes via Wikidata P772

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
  • INE — Spanish national statistics, municipality code via Wikidata P772
  • INE — Spanish National Statistics — Municipality codes via Wikidata P772