Marganell

Marganell
—  Municipality  —
Coat of arms
Marganell Location in Catalonia
Coordinates: 41°38′24.00″N 1°47′38.40″E / 41.64°N 1.794°E / 41.64; 1.794Coordinates: 41°38′24.00″N 1°47′38.40″E / 41.64°N 1.794°E / 41.64; 1.794
Country	Spain
Community	Catalonia
Province	Barcelona
Comarca	Bages
Government
- Mayor	Ramon Bisbal Baró
Area
- Total	13.52 km2 (5.2 sq mi)
Elevation	291 m (955 ft)
Population (2007)
- Total	292
- Density	21.6/km2 (55.9/sq mi)
Demonym	Marganellès, marganellesa
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)

Marganell is a municipality in the comarca of the Bages in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the northern slopes of Montserrat, and is also known as Santa Cecília de Montserrat in reference to the Benedictine monastery (See Montserrat monastery). The agriculture in the municipality is mostly of cereals, and the majority of the active population works elsewhere (until recently, in the cotton mills of Castellbell i el Vilar).

Demography

1900	1930	1950	1970	1986	2007
233	267	275	240	217	292

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).

External links

• Information at Consell Comarcal (Catalan)
• Information - Generalitat de Catalunya (Catalan)
• Statistical information - Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya (Catalan)