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Sant Joan de Vilatorrada

Catalonia

11,133Population
16.40 km²Area
277 mElevation
08250Postal code

Sant Joan de Vilatorrada (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈsaɲ ʒuˈan də ˌβilətuˈraðə]) is a municipality in the comarca of the Bages in Catalonia, Spain. It is about 50 kilometres (31 mi) away from Barcelona. The town of Sant Joan de Vilatorrada is located at 3 km. from Manresa, the capital of the Bages comarca (county). The municipal limits are in the North Sant Mateu de Bages and Callús, in the Northeast Santpedor; in the East Sant Fruitós de Bages, in the South-east Manresa and in the West Fonollosa. In addition to the main namesake town, the municipality also contains the population entities of Sant Martí de Torroella and Joncadella.

02Notable people

Antonio Camps, Spanish football player and manager The Missing Leech (real name Maurici Ribera), anti folk musician

Sant Joan de Vilatorrada · Data
Province
Barcelona
Autonomous community
Catalonia
Population
11,133
Area
16.40 km²
Elevation
277 m
Postal code
08250
Website
http://www.santjoanvilatorrada.cat
Coordinates
41.7456, 1.8056

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