Vallgorguina

Vallgorguina
Parish church
Parish church
Coat of arms of Vallgorguina
Vallgorguina is located in Province of Barcelona
Vallgorguina
Vallgorguina
Location in Catalonia
Vallgorguina is located in Spain
Vallgorguina
Vallgorguina
Vallgorguina (Spain)
Coordinates: 41°38′55″N 2°30′39″E / 41.64861°N 2.51083°E / 41.64861; 2.51083
Country Spain
Community Catalonia
ProvinceBarcelona
ComarcaVallès Oriental
Government
 • MayorJoan Mora Alsina (2015)[1]
Area
 • Total22.1 km2 (8.5 sq mi)
Elevation
222 m (728 ft)
Population
 (2018)[3]
 • Total2,854
 • Density130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Vallgorguinenc, vallgorguinenca
Websitewww.vallgorguina.cat

Vallgorguina (Catalan pronunciation: [ˌbaʎɣuɾˈɣinə]) is a municipality in the comarca of Vallès Oriental in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated in the hollow between the ranges of el Corredor and Montnegre. It is linked to Sant Celoni and to Arenys de Munt by a local road.

The GR 92 long distance footpath, which roughly follows the length of the Mediterranean coast of Spain, has a staging point at Vallgorguina. Stage 14 links northwards to Hortsavinyà, a distance of 17.4 kilometres (10.8 mi), whilst stage 15 links southwards to Coll de Can Bordoi, a distance of 14.3 kilometres (8.9 mi).[4]

  1. ^ "Ajuntament de Vallgorguina". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  2. ^ "El municipi en xifres: Vallgorguina". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  3. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  4. ^ "GR 92: Sender de la Mediterrània" [GR 92: Mediterranean Path]. www.catalunya.com (in Catalan). Archived from the original on 7 November 2022. Retrieved 7 November 2022.