Province of Lleida
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Province of Lleida Província de Lleida (Catalan) Provincia de Lhèida (Occitan) |
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 Map of Spain with Province of Lleida highlighted |
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| Country | Spain | ||
| Autonomous community |
 Catalonia
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| Capital | Lleida | ||
| Government | |||
| • President | Joan Reñé i Huguet | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 12,150 km2 (4,690 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | Ranked 18th | ||
| 2.41% of Spain | |||
| Population (2013) | |||
| • Total | 440,915 | ||
| • Rank | Ranked 33rd | ||
| Official language(s) | Catalan, Spanish and Aranese (Occitan) | ||
| Parliament | Cortes Generales | ||
| Website | www |
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The Province of Lleida (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈʎɛjðə], locally: [ˈʎejðɛ]; Spanish: Lérida; Occitan: Lhèida) is one of the four provinces of Catalonia. It lies in north-eastern Spain, in the western part of the autonomous community of Catalonia, and is bordered by the provinces of Girona, Barcelona, Tarragona, Zaragoza and Huesca and the countries of France and Andorra. It is often popularly referred to as Ponent (i.e. the West). It is the only province within Catalonia that is landlocked.
Of the population of 414,015 (2007), about 30% live in the capital, Lleida. Some other towns in Lleida province are La Seu d'Urgell (see of the archbishop, who is also the co-prince to Andorra), Mollerussa, Cervera, Tàrrega, Balaguer. There are 231 municipalities in Lleida. (See List of municipalities in Lleida).
Located in the Pyrenees, the Aran Valley is a special comarca with greater autonomy and with Aranese, a variety of Occitan, as its official language.
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