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La Garriga

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Country
  
Spain

Comarca
  
Vallès Oriental

Elevation
  
252 m

Population
  
15,762 (2014)

Province
  
Province of Barcelona

Community
  
Catalonia

Website
  
www.lagarriga.cat

Area
  
18.8 km²

Local time
  
Friday 5:01 AM

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Weather
  
10°C, Wind W at 3 km/h, 78% Humidity

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.

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Map of 08530 La Garriga, Barcelona, Spain

Notable natives and residents

  • The Catalan writer and teacher, Núria Albó, was mayor here in 1979 and she was born here in 1930.
  • The Catalan missionary priest in Cameroon Jordi Mas Castells was born here in 1930 and he died here in 2010. In 2008, the town council in La Garriga honoured him as Illustrious Citizen.

    • References

    La Garriga Wikipedia
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