Pallejà

Pallejà
Municipality
Castell de Pallejà
Coat of arms
Pallejà Pallejà Location in Catalonia
Coordinates: 41°25′27″N 1°59′52″E / 41.42417°N 1.99778°ECoordinates: 41°25′27″N 1°59′52″E / 41.42417°N 1.99778°E
Country	Spain
Community	Catalonia
Province	Barcelona
Comarca	Baix Llobregat
Government
• Mayor	Ascensión Ratia Checa (2015)[1]
Area[2]
• Total	8.3 km^2 (3.2 sq mi)
Elevation	41 m (135 ft)
Population (2014)[1]
• Total	11,253
• Density	1,400/km^2 (3,500/sq mi)
Website	palleja.cat

Pallejà is a municipality in the comarca of the Baix Llobregat in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the right bank of the Llobregat river, on the main N-II road. The main rail lines of the Llobregat corridor pass through the town: the station is served by the FGC services S4, S7 and S8. Pallejà castle was built in the seventeenth century on the site of an older fortress: it currently houses the municipal museum.

Demography

1900	1930	1950	1970	1986	2005
656	1022	1065	4081	5919	10339

References

1. "Ajuntament de Pallejà". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
2. "El municipi en xifres: Pallejà". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.

• 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).