Torrebesses | |
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Coordinates: 41°25′41″N 0°35′42″E / 41.42806°N 0.59500°E | |
Province | Lleida |
Comarca | Segrià |
Government | |
• Mayor | Mario Urrea Marsal (2015)[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 27.4 km2 (10.6 sq mi) |
Elevation | 287 m (942 ft) |
Population (2018)[3] | |
• Total | 289 |
• Density | 11/km2 (27/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Torrebessí, torrebessina |
Website | torrebesses |
Torrebesses is a municipality in the comarca of the Segrià in Catalonia, Spain.
The name of the town comes from Catalan: Torres Bessones, meaning "Twin Towers".[4] This town has lost population since year 1877 when it had 944 inhabitants.
1900 | 1930 | 1950 | 1970 | 1986 | 2009 |
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855 | 758 | 631 | 415 | n/a | 300 |