Sallent de Llobregat

Not to be confused with Sellent.
Sallent
Municipality
Coat of arms of Sallent
Coat of arms
Sallent is located in Province of Barcelona
Sallent
Sallent
Location in Catalonia
Sallent is located in Spain
Sallent
Sallent
Sallent (Spain)
Coordinates: 41°49′33″N 1°53′42″E / 41.82583°N 1.89500°E / 41.82583; 1.89500
Country Spain
CommunityCatalonia
ProvinceBarcelona
ComarcaBages
Government
 • MayorOriol Ribalta (2019)[1]
Area
[2]
 • Total65.2 km2 (25.2 sq mi)
Elevation
278 m (912 ft)
Population
 (2018)[3]
 • Total6,636
 • Density100/km2 (260/sq mi)
DemonymSallentins
Websitewww.sallent.cat
Sant Miquel de Serra-sanç in Sallent, Bages.

Sallent de Llobregat (Catalan pronunciation: [səˈʎen də ʎuβɾəˈɣat]) or Sallent is a municipality in the comarca of Bages, Province of Barcelona, in the Autonomous Community of Catalonia, Spain. The river Llobregat divides the municipality into two halves. Its main resources are mining and industry. It was the birthplace of Saint Anthony Mary Claret (1807–1870).

Demography

According to Spanish census data,[4] this is the population of Sallent in recent years.

1981 1991 2001 2011
8,213 7,686 7,004 6,866

References

  1. ^ "Ajuntament de Sallent". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  2. ^ "El municipi en xifres: Sallent". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  3. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  4. ^ Sallent population statistics

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