Santpedor

Santpedor is a municipality of 7,604 people (2020). It is in the province of Barcelona in the autonomous community of Catalonia in Spain. It is north of Manresa, the flattest part of Bages. The main sights are the Romanesque-Gothic church of St. Peter, and the Hermitage of St. Francis.

Santpedor
Municipality
View of Santpedor, with the Hermitage of St. Francis on the left.
Santpedor
Location in Catalonia
Santpedor
Santpedor (Catalonia)
Santpedor
Santpedor (Spain)
Coordinates: 41°47′1″N 1°50′21″E
Country Spain
Community Catalonia
ProvinceBarcelona
ComarcaBages
Government
  MayorXavier Codina Casas (2015)[1] (ERC)
Area
  Total16.6 km2 (6.4 sq mi)
Elevation
336 m (1,102 ft)
Population
 (2018)[3]
  Total7,532
  Density450/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Santpedorenc
Websitesantpedor.cat

Former football player and current manager of Manchester City Josep Guardiola was born here.

References

  1. "Ajuntament de Santpedor". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  2. "El municipi en xifres: Santpedor". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  3. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.


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