Santa Margarida de Montbui
Encyclopedia
Santa Maragarida de Montbui is a municipality
in the comarca
of the Anoia
in Catalonia
,
Spain
. It is situated in the Òdena Basin, immediately to the west of Igualada
of which it effectively forms a
suburb
. The ajuntament (town hall) is in Sant Maure. Other neigbourhods in Montbui are the Old Town, el Saió-Coll del Guix and La Mallola.
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
in the comarca
Comarques of Catalonia
This is a list of the comarques of Catalonia . A comarca is roughly equivalent to a US "county" or a UK "district". However, in the context of Catalonia, the term "county" can be a bit misleading, because in medieval Catalonia, the most important rulers were counts, notably the Counts of Barcelona...
of the Anoia
Anoia
Anoia is a comarca in central Catalonia, Spain, with its capital at Igualada.The comarca of l'Anoia is irrigated by the Anoia River; the leading industry is the making of paper....
in Catalonia
Catalonia
Catalonia is an autonomous community in northeastern Spain, with the official status of a "nationality" of Spain. Catalonia comprises four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. Its capital and largest city is Barcelona. Catalonia covers an area of 32,114 km² and has an...
,
Spain
Spain
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. It is situated in the Òdena Basin, immediately to the west of Igualada
Igualada
Igualada is a municipality of the province of Barcelona in Catalonia . It is located on the left bank of the Anoia river, and at the western end of the Igualada-Martorell-Barcelona railway. Igualada is the capital and central market of the Anoia comarca, a rich agricultural and wine-producing...
of which it effectively forms a
suburb
Suburb
The word suburb mostly refers to a residential area, either existing as part of a city or as a separate residential community within commuting distance of a city . Some suburbs have a degree of administrative autonomy, and most have lower population density than inner city neighborhoods...
. The ajuntament (town hall) is in Sant Maure. Other neigbourhods in Montbui are the Old Town, el Saió-Coll del Guix and La Mallola.
Demography
Montbui has received a huge immigration in the late fifties.| 1900 | 1930 | 1950 | 1970 | 1986 | 2007 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 531 | 961 | 790 | 5229 | 9088 | 9825 |