Province of Lleida
The Province of Lleida (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈʎɛjðə]; Spanish: Lérida [ˈleɾiða]; Occitan: Lhèida) is one of the four provinces of Catalonia. It is often popularly known as Ponent (i.e. the West).
Province of Lleida
Província de Lleida (in Catalan) Provincia de Lérida (in Spanish) Provincia de Lhèida (in Occitan) | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Map of Spain with the Province of Lleida highlighted | |
| Coordinates: 42°00′N 1°10′E | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community |  Catalonia |
| Capital | Lleida |
| Government | |
| • President | Joan Reñé i Huguet (2011) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 12,150 km2 (4,690 sq mi) |
| • Rank | Ranked 18th |
| 2.41% of Spain | |
| Population (2013) | |
| • Total | 440,915[1] |
| • Rank | Ranked 33rd |
| Official language(s) | Catalan, Spanish and Aranese (Occitan) |
| Parliament | Cortes Generales |
| Website | www |
It lies in north-eastern Spain, in the western part of the autonomous community of Catalonia, and is bordered by the Provinces of Girona, Barcelona, Tarragona, Zaragoza and Huesca and the countries of France and Andorra.
References
- Population Figures referring to Municipal Register 1 January 2013 Archived 6 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine - Instituto Nacional de Estadística. (National Statistics Institute)
Other websites
- Patronat de Turisme Archived 2014-10-18 at the Wayback Machine
- Diputació de Lleida
- Xanascat the National Network of Youth Hostels of Catalonia
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