Masquefa
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Masquefa | |
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| File:Masquefa2.jpg | |
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Coat of arms of Masquefa Coat of arms | |
Location in Catalonia Masquefa (Spain) | |
| Coordinates: 41°30′13″N 1°48′49″E / 41.50361°N 1.81361°E | |
| Country | File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain |
| Community | File:Flag of Catalonia.svg Catalonia |
| Province | Barcelona |
| Comarca | Anoia |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Roger Vázquez i Claravalls (2023)[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 17.1 km2 (6.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 257 m (843 ft) |
| Population ()[3] | |
| Demonym(s) | Masquefí, masquefina |
| Website | masquefa |
Masquefa (Catalan pronunciation: [məsˈkefə]) is a municipality in the comarca of the Anoia in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the edge of the Penedès Depression on the road between Piera and Martorell. It is served by a station on the FGC railway line R6 from Barcelona via Martorell to Igualada.
Demography
| 1900 | 1930 | 1950 | 1970 | 1986 | 2007 |
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| 959 | 1232 | 1160 | 1605 | 2483 | 7747 |
Subdivisions
Five outlying villages are included within the municipality of Masquefa (populations as of 2005):
- La Beguda Alta (171), on the municipal boundary with Sant Esteve Sesrovires, with a railway station
- Can Parellada (1343), with a railway station
- Can Quiseró (197)
- Can Valls (99)
- El Maset (778)
Transportation
Train line connecting Igualada with Barcelona has a stop for boarding on both ways of the line.
References
- ↑ "Ajuntament de Masquefa". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
- ↑ "El municipi en xifres: Masquefa". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
- ↑
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- Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989); L. Luna (2007). Guia de Catalunya, Barcelona: Caixa de Catalunya. ISBN 84-87135-01-3 (Spanish). ISBN 84-87135-02-1 (Catalan).
External links
- Official website (in Catalan)
- Government data pages (in Catalan)
- News and associations about Masquefa (in Catalan)
| Autoritat del Transport Metropolità Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya | ||||
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| Line R6 | ||||
| Barcelona (Plaça d'Espanya) |
↔ | Masquefa | ↔ | Igualada |
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