Martorell

Coordinates: 41°28′37″N 1°55′41″E / 41.477°N 1.928°E / 41.477; 1.928
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Not to be confused with Martorelles.
For people with the name, see Martorell (surname). For other uses, see Martorell (disambiguation).
Martorell
Municipality
Barcelona
ComarcaBaix Llobregat
Government
 • MayorXavier Fonollosa Comas (2015)[1]
Area
[2]
 • Total12.8 km2 (4.9 sq mi)
Elevation
56 m (184 ft)
Population
 (2018)[3]
 • Total27,850
 • Density2,200/km2 (5,600/sq mi)
Websitemartorell.cat

Martorell (Catalan pronunciation:

Anoia
rivers.

It has three railway stations - one on the Renfe line from Manresa to Sant Vicenç de Calders (via Barcelona and Vilafranca del Penedès) called "Martorell", and three on the FGC line from Barcelona to Manresa called "Martorell-Vila", "Martorell-Enllaç" and "Martorell-Central".

Martorell is home to the SEAT corporate headquarters[5] and automobile factory,[6] where the SEAT Ibiza, Leon, Arona and Audi A1 are manufactured.

Demography

1900 1930 1950 1970 1986 2002 2013
3221 4972 5887 13,086 16,170 24,549 28,108

Climate

Climate data for Martorell (data from 1964-1970)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 11.6
(52.9) 		12.8
(55.0) 		16.3
(61.3) 		20.7
(69.3) 		25.8
(78.4) 		29.5
(85.1) 		33.0
(91.4) 		31.3
(88.3) 		26.3
(79.3) 		21.2
(70.2) 		15.0
(59.0) 		10.8
(51.4) 		21.2
(70.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) 6.8
(44.2) 		7.6
(45.7) 		10.4
(50.7) 		14.1
(57.4) 		18.4
(65.1) 		21.9
(71.4) 		25.4
(77.7) 		24.8
(76.6) 		20.8
(69.4) 		16.2
(61.2) 		10.2
(50.4) 		6.6
(43.9) 		15.3
(59.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 2.1
(35.8) 		2.4
(36.3) 		4.6
(40.3) 		7.5
(45.5) 		11.1
(52.0) 		14.3
(57.7) 		17.9
(64.2) 		18.4
(65.1) 		15.4
(59.7) 		11.1
(52.0) 		5.5
(41.9) 		2.5
(36.5) 		9.4
(48.9)
Source: Sistema de Clasificación Bioclimática Mundial[7]

References

  1. Generalitat of Catalonia
    . Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  2. Statistical Institute of Catalonia
    . Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  3. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  4. ^ "We have sold our soul to the devil!: Devil's bridge in Catalunya - LiveCatalunya". LiveCatalunya. 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2017-09-26.
  5. ^ "Legal Note Archived 2015-02-06 at the Wayback Machine." SEAT. Retrieved on 20 November 2012. "Autovía A-2, Km 585 – 08760 Martorell"
  6. ^ Goodman, Peter S. (2017-07-31). "Spain's economy is bouncing back | TheRecord.com". TheRecord.com. Retrieved 2017-09-26.
  7. ^ "ESP BARCELONA - MARTORELL".
  • Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989). Guia de Catalunya, Barcelona: Caixa de Catalunya.
    ISBN 84-87135-02-1
    (Catalan).

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