Guissona

Guissona
Guissona - Església de Santa Maria (Saint Mary's Church)
Guissona - Església de Santa Maria (Saint Mary's Church)
Flag of Guissona
Coat of arms of Guissona
Guissona is located in Province of Lleida
Guissona
Guissona
Location within Lleida
Guissona is located in Catalonia
Guissona
Guissona
Location in Catalonia
Guissona is located in Spain
Guissona
Guissona
Location of Guissona within Spain
Coordinates: 41°47′13″N 1°17′24″E / 41.78694°N 1.29000°E / 41.78694; 1.29000
Country Spain
Autonomous community Catalunya
ProvinceLleida
ComarcaSegarra
Government
 • TypeMayor–council
 • MayorJaume Ars I Bosch (2019) (Junts)
Area
 • Total18.1 km2 (7.0 sq mi)
Elevation
485 m (1,591 ft)
Population
 (2018)[2]
 • Total7,034
 • Density390/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Demonymguissonenc/guissonenca
Postcode
25210
Websitewww.guissona.cat

Guissona (Catalan pronunciation: [giˈsona]) is a town and municipality located in the north of the comarca (county) of Segarra, in the province of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain. With 6,862 inhabitants (2015 census)[3] Guissona (5,170 inhabitants in 2010) is the principal municipality in the northern half of Segarra and the second most populated in the county after Cervera (9,328 inhabitants in 2009). In addition to the populated place of Guissona, the municipality integrates the smaller place of Guarda-si-venes (31 inhabitants in 2007). The municipality is split into two parts, the bigger eastern part containing almost all the population.

In the last half century,[when?] the town has experienced an important economic development mainly due to meat production and the creation of a meat packing industry. Such development has run parallel to a fast demographic growth, from 3,060 inhabitants in 1998 to 6,145 in 2010. As a consequence, the municipality accounts for the highest percentage of immigrant population registered in the whole province.

  1. ^ "El municipi en xifres: Guissona". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  2. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  3. ^ "Idescat. El municipi en xifres. Guissona". www.idescat.cat. Retrieved 22 April 2018.