La Roca del Vallès (Catalan pronunciation: [lə ˈrɔkə ðəl βəˈʎɛs]) is a village in the comarca of Vallès Oriental in the province of Barcelona and Catalonia. The municipality covers an area of 36.9 square kilometres (14.2 sq mi) and the population in 2014 was 10,518.[2]
La Roca del Vallès | |
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 Castle of La Roca | |
 Coat of arms | |
  La Roca del Vallès Location in Catalonia  La Roca del Vallès La Roca del Vallès (Spain) | |
| Coordinates: 41°35′25″N 2°19′40″E / 41.59028°N 2.32778°E | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Community |  Catalonia |
| Province | .svg){kind=small} Barcelona |
| Comarca | Vallès Oriental |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Albert Gil Gutiérrez (2015)[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 36.9 km2 (14.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2018)[3] | |
• Total | 10,666 |
| • Density | 290/km2 (750/sq mi) |
| Website | laroca |
Notable people
edit- Salvador Illa (born 1966), President of the Government of Catalonia, leader of the PSC, former Spanish minister of Health and former mayor of La Roca.
References
edit- ^ "Ajuntament de la Roca del Vallès". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
- ^ a b "El municipi en xifres: La Roca del Vallès". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
External links
edit- Government data pages (in Catalan)
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