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Torà | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 41°48′41.05″N 001°24′13.88″E / 41.8114028°N 1.4038556°E | |
Country | Spain |
Region | Catalonia |
Government | |
• Mayor | Domènec Oliva Bonsfills |
Area | |
• Land | 93.3 km2 (36.0 sq mi) |
Elevation | 448 m (1,470 ft) |
Population (2008) | |
• Total | 1,370 |
Demonym | toranès/toranesa |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 25750 |
Area code | 34 (Spain) + 973 (Lleida) |
Torà (Catalan pronunciation:
[tuˈɾa];
Spanish: Torá, pronounced
[toˈɾa]) is a town and municipality in the North East of the
comarca of
Segarra, in the province of
Lleida,
Catalonia,
Spain.
In 1968, the former municipality of Llanera was integrated to Torà. The municipality stretches along la Vall (valley) de la Riera (creek) de Llanera up to the confluence with the Llobregós River. The North sector's orography is rather uneven, with el Tossal (hill) de l'Aguda, el Tossal de Sant Donat rising up to 850m above sea level, and la Riera (creek) de Llanera flowing across. The South sector also features el Tossal de Sant Pere and el Tossal de la Pineda. La Riera (brook) de Cellers, a Riera de Llanera's tributary on the left side. The town is settled on the left bank of la Riera de Llanera, near the confluence with the Llobregós River, down la Serra (mountain range) de l'Aguda [1].
Torà is divided in the following population entities:
In 1003 there was a battle of the Reconquista fought between an alliance of Catalonian counts and an army of the Caliphate of Córdoba at Torà.
The Village's Festival on 1 September and around the Summer's solstice, some neighborhood's verbenas (country fairs).
Torà is along the county road C-1412. Coming from Balaguer, C-1313 towards La Seu d'Urgell until Ponts and then, the road C-1412 towards Calaf. Coming from Cervera, the national road N-141, then the local road LV-3003 [2].
1900 | 1930 | 1950 | 1970 | 1986 | 2008 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1,303 | 1,567 | 1,511 | 1,335 | n/a | 1,333 |
Demographic data source [3].