Santa Maria de Palautordera

Santa Maria de Palautordera (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈsantə məˈɾi.ə ðə pəˌlawtuɾˈðeɾə]) is a village and municipality in the comarca of Vallès Oriental in the province of Barcelona and autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain.

Santa Maria de Palautordera
Municipality
Church
Coat of arms
Santa Maria de Palautordera
Location in Catalonia
Santa Maria de Palautordera
Santa Maria de Palautordera (Spain)
Coordinates: 41°41′43″N 2°26′45″E
Country Spain
Autonomous community Catalonia
ProvinceBarcelona
ComarcaValles Oriental
Government
 • AlcaldeJordi Xena Ibáñez (2015)[1] (CiU)
Area
 • Total16.9 km2 (6.5 sq mi)
Elevation
208 m (682 ft)
Population
 (2018)[3]
 • Total9,325
 • Density550/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Palauenc, Palauenca
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
08460
Official language(s)Catalan
Websitesmpalautordera.cat

Geography

The village is situated in the valley of the River Tordera, at the foot of the Montseny Massif. The vegetation is predominantly pine and oak woods.

Demographics

The population of Santa Maria de Palautordera as measured by the Town Hall was 9,103 in 2015. The Municipal Population Register[4] has been produced annually since 1998 and demonstrates the change in population:

YearMenWomenTotal
20134,7004,4959,195
20084,4454,1698,614
20033,7793,5397,318
19982,9162,8795,795

Transport

Santa Maria de Palautordera is served by its own station (simply called Palautordera) on the Rodalies de Catalunya regional rail system. The system is currently operated by the Catalan Government.

Notable people

Twin towns

Santa Maria de Palautordera is twinned with:

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gollark: We'll be deploying the airborne catgirlization retrovirus shortly.
gollark: None are safe, as they say.

References
  1. "Ajuntament de Santa Maria de Palautordera". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  2. "El municipi en xifres: Santa Maria de Palautordera". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  3. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  4. "Municipal Population Register: Santa Maria de Palautordera". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2016-08-05.



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