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Santa Maria de Besora

Coordinates: 42°07′46″N 2°15′32″E / 42.12944°N 2.25889°E / 42.12944; 2.25889
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Santa Maria de Besora
Coat of arms of Santa Maria de Besora
Santa Maria de Besora is located in Province of Barcelona
Santa Maria de Besora
Santa Maria de Besora
Location in Catalonia
Santa Maria de Besora is located in Spain
Santa Maria de Besora
Santa Maria de Besora
Santa Maria de Besora (Spain)
Coordinates: 42°07′46″N 2°15′32″E / 42.12944°N 2.25889°E / 42.12944; 2.25889
Country Spain
Community Catalonia
ProvinceBarcelona
ComarcaOsona
Government
 • MayorCamil Adam Vilarrasa (2015)[1]
Area
 • Total24.7 km2 (9.5 sq mi)
Elevation
866 m (2,841 ft)
Population
 (2018)[3]
 • Total143
 • Density5.8/km2 (15/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Besorenc, besorenca
Websitewww.santamariabesora.cat

Santa Maria de Besora (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈsantə məˈɾiə ðə βəˈzɔɾə]) is a municipality in the comarca of Osona[1] in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the north side of the Bellmunt range in the north of the comarca. It is linked to Sant Quirze de Besora and to Vidrà by a local road. Besora castle has an eleventh-century Romanesque church: there is also a pre-Roman chapel at Sant Moí. Santa Maria de Besora became part of Osona in the comarcal revision of 1990: previously it formed part of the Ripollès.

Demography

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1900 1930 1950 1970 1986 2007
467 449 364 259 200 183

References

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  1. ^ "Ajuntament de Santa Maria de Besora". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  2. ^ "El municipi en xifres: Santa Maria de Besora". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  3. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  • Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989). Guia de Catalunya, Barcelona: Caixa de Catalunya. ISBN 84-87135-01-3 (Spanish). ISBN 84-87135-02-1 (Catalan).
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