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Oliana () is a municipality in the comarca of the Alt Urgell in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated in the Segre valley immediately below the Oliana reservoir. There is a factory of domestic electrical appliances in the town, and the presence of non-farming employment has meant that Oliana has escaped the depopulation experienced by most municipalities in north-west Catalonia. It is currently the second-largest town (by population) in the Alt Urgell, behind the comarcal capital La Seu d'Urgell. The town is served by the C-14 road between Ponts and La Seu d'Urgell. It has a population of .

Key facts

Settlement.name
Oliana
Settlement.settlement_type
Municipality
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Pantàoliana.JPG
Settlement.image_shield
Escut d'Oliana.svg
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Spain Catalonia
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Location in Catalonia
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Community
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Province
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Lleida
Settlement.subdivision_type3
Comarca
Settlement.subdivision_name3
Alt Urgell
Settlement.leader_title
Mayor
Settlement.leader_name
Carme Lostao Otero (2019)
Settlement.area_total_km2
32.4
Settlement.elevation_m
469
Settlement.population_density_km2
auto

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Oliana () is a municipality in the comarca of the Alt Urgell in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated in the Segre valley immediately below the Oliana reservoir. There is a factory of domestic electrical appliances in the town, and the presence of non-farming employment has meant that Oliana has escaped the depopulation experienced by most municipalities in north-west Catalonia. It is currently the second-largest town (by population) in the Alt Urgell, behind the comarcal capital La Seu d'Urgell. The town is served by the C-14 road between Ponts and La Seu d'Urgell. It has a population of .

== Demography ==

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Oliana” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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