Vilada

Vilada
Municipality

Square in Vilada

Coat of arms

Map showing location within Berguedà
Vilada
Vilada

Location in Catalonia

Coordinates: 42°08′19″N 1°55′52″E / 42.13861°N 1.93111°E / 42.13861; 1.93111Coordinates: 42°08′19″N 1°55′52″E / 42.13861°N 1.93111°E / 42.13861; 1.93111
Country  Spain
Community  Catalonia
Province Barcelona
Comarca Berguedà
Government
  Mayor Montserrat Badia Piqué (2015)[1] (Fem Pinya per Vilada-CP)
Area[2]
  Total 22.3 km2 (8.6 sq mi)
Elevation 757 m (2,484 ft)
Population (2014)[1]
  Total 443
  Density 20/km2 (51/sq mi)
Website vilada.cat

Vilada is a municipality in the comarca of Berguedà, Catalonia, of about 500 residents. Its name is documented in the 9th century as Villalata, translated as “ample town.”

Demonym

Vilada has no demonym. While the appropriate name in Catalan would be Viladí or Viladina, this can cause confusion with residents of a neighborhood of the comarca's capital, Berga, named “Viladins.” Therefore, residents are simply de Vilada.

Places of interest

Parish church of Saint John the Baptist

References

  1. 1 2 "Ajuntament de Vilada". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  2. "El municipi en xifres: Vilada". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
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