Andorra la Vella
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| View of Andorra la Vella and a small part of Escaldes-Engordany View of Andorra la Vella and a small part of Escaldes-Engordany | |
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| Andorra la Vella parish, in red, in Andorra Andorra la Vella parish, in red, in Andorra | |
| Country | Andorra |
| Capital | Andorra la Vella |
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| Government | |
| • Mayor | Conxita Marsol Riart |
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| Population (2015)[3] | |
| • Total | 22,886 |
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| Demonym(s) | Andorran andorrà, andorrana (ca) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | AD500 |
| ISO 3166 code | AD-05 |
| Website | Official website |
Andorra la Vella is the capital city of the principality of Andorra and is one of the seven parishes of Andorra. It is in the southwestern part of the country.
Geography
The Andorra la Vella parish is in the southwestern part of the country at the confluence of two mountain streams, the Valira del Nord (Northern Valira) and the Valira de l'Orient (Eastern Valira), which join to form the Gran Valira that flows through the capital city.
The parish borders with the La Massana parish to the north, with the Escaldes-Engordany parish to the east, with the Sant Julià de Lòria parish to the south and with Spain to the west.
The highest mountain in the parish is Pic d'Os (Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found.) with an elevation of 2,406 m (7,894 ft) above sea level; it is on the border with the Sant Julià de Lòria parish and Spain.[4]
Population
The parish had a population, in 2015, of 22,886 inhabitants,[3] for a population density of 1,907.2 persons/km².
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Villages
The urban areas in the parish are:
| No. | Town | Population[5] (2015) |
Altitude[6] (m) |
Notes[6] |
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| 1 | Andorra la Vella | 19,884 | 1,029 | The capital of the country and of the parish. |
| 2 | Santa Coloma d’Andorra | 3,002 | 970 | On the right side of the Gran Valira river, at about 2 km (1.2 mi) from Andorra la Vella. |
Economy
Andorra la Vella is the country's commercial centre. The city is also the centre for many banks and businesses. The state is not a member of the European Union, but has a customs arrangement with the EU, and uses the euro.
References
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- ↑ "Cònsols i consellers". El Comú d'Andorra la Vella (in Catalan). Retrieved 28 December 2016.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ "Andorra - General Information". Geohive. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Population by parish". Department d'Estadísticas - Govern d'Andorra. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
- ↑ "Pic d'Os, Spain/Andorra". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
- ↑ "Population by town". Department d'Estadísticas - Govern d'Andorra. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Enciclopèdia Catalana" (in Catalan). Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana. Retrieved 28 December 2016.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
