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Balaguer
Sign in to saveBalaguer () is the capital of the comarca of Noguera, in the province of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain. It is located by the river Segre, a tributary to the Ebro. The municipality includes an exclave to the east. Balaguer also has a sister city in the western United States, Pacifica, California. It has a population of .
Balaguer is a city in northeastern Spain, serving as the capital of the Noguera region in the province of Lleida, Catalonia, situated along the Segre River. The city is notable for its geographic location in this region and maintains a sister-city relationship with Pacifica, California in the United States.
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- Settlement.name
- Balaguer
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Municipality
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Santa Maria de Balaguer.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Church of St. Mary.
- Settlement.image_flag
- Flag of Balaguer.svg
- Settlement.image_shield
- Coat of Arms of Balaguer.svg
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Spain Province of Lleida#Spain Catalonia#Spain
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- Location in Spain
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- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Community
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Lleida
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Comarca
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- La Noguera
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayoress
- Settlement.leader_name
- Lorena González Dios (2023- )
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 57.3
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 233
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- Official name
- Balaguer
- Demonym
- balaguerina
- Population
- 17705
- Area
- 57.30
- Elevation
- 233
- Official website
- www.Balaguer.cat
- Image
- Balaguer Plaça del Mercadal Catalonia.jpg
- Households
- 369
- Licence plate code
- L
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- Balaguer
- postal code
- 25600
- male population
- 8746
- female population
- 8416
- P8168
- Bannister
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Balaguer () is the capital of the comarca of Noguera, in the province of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain. It is located by the river Segre, a tributary to the Ebro. The municipality includes an exclave to the east. Balaguer also has a sister city in the western United States, Pacifica, California. It has a population of .
Balaguer was conquered from the Moors by Ermengol VI of Urgell in 1106; he made it his new capital, and it remained so for subsequent counts of Urgell.
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