Igualada

infobox catalan municipio
location_

province=Barcelona
comarca=Anoia
population=35,933
population_year=2005
area=8.12
population_density=4425
elevation=313
demonym=igualadí, igualadina

Igualada is a town of the Province of Barcelona in Spain (region of Catalonia) on the left bank of the River Anoia, a right-hand tributary of the Llobregat, and at the northern terminus of the Igualada-Martorell-Barcelona railway. Igualada is the central market of a rich agricultural and wine-producing district. It consists of an old town with narrow and irregular streets and the remains of a fortress and ramparts, and a new town which possesses regular and spacious streets and many fine houses. The local industries, chiefly developed since 1880, include the manufacture of cotton, linen, wool, ribbons, cloth, chocolate, soap, brandies, leather, cards and nails. The famous mountain and convent of Montserrat is 12 miles east.
*Population : about 40.000

It has a union with Lecco (Italy), a community of Sahara, Nueva Esperanza (El Salvador) and some others.

References

* 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).

*1911

External links

* [http://www.aj-igualada.net/ Official site]
* [http://oslo.geodata.es/igualada/ Igualada Map Town]
* [http://www.idescat.net/territ/BasicTerr?TC=6&V0=1&CTX=B&ALLINFO=TRUE&V1=08102&VOK=Confirmar Information from the] Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya

Distinguished People

Communication

* Xavier Dàvila, manager (Ràdio Igualada and Conca TV)
* Quique Santano, productor manager of TV (Televisión Española)
* Antonio Adrian, Galapagos Naturalist and Author