La Jonquera

La Jonquera
Municipality
Panorama of the Requesens Castle
Panorama of the Requesens Castle
Flag of La Jonquera
Flag
Coat of arms of La Jonquera
Coat of arms
La Jonquera is located in Province of Girona
La Jonquera
La Jonquera
Location in Catalonia
La Jonquera is located in Spain
La Jonquera
La Jonquera
La Jonquera (Spain)
Coordinates: 42°25′11″N 2°52′31″E / 42.41972°N 2.87528°E / 42.41972; 2.87528
Country Spain
Community Catalonia
Province Girona
Comarca Alt Empordà
Government
 • MayorSònia Martínez Juli (2015)[1]
Area
[2]
 • Total56.9 km2 (22.0 sq mi)
Elevation
110 m (360 ft)
Population
 (2018)[3]
 • Total3,233
 • Density57/km2 (150/sq mi)
DemonymsJonquerenc, jonquerenca, jonquereño, jonquereña
Websitewww.lajonquera.cat

La Jonquera (Catalan pronunciation: [lə ʒuŋˈkeɾə]; Spanish: La Junquera)[4] is a municipality in the comarca of l'Alt Empordà, in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated next to the border with Northern Catalonia, nowadays France, opposite the municipality of Le Perthus.

  1. ^ "Ajuntament de la Jonquera". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  2. ^ "El municipi en xifres: La Jonquera". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  3. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  4. ^ Chacón Berruga, Teudiselo (2022). Ortografía normativa del español. Vol. I. Madrid: Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia. p. 376. ISBN 9788436278491.