Salt, Girona

Salt
Municipality

Salt theatre

Coat of arms
Salt
Salt

Location in Catalonia

Coordinates: 41°58′34″N 2°47′17″E / 41.97611°N 2.78806°E / 41.97611; 2.78806Coordinates: 41°58′34″N 2°47′17″E / 41.97611°N 2.78806°E / 41.97611; 2.78806
Country  Spain
Community  Catalonia
Province Girona
Comarca Gironès
Government
 • Mayor Jordi Viñas Xifra (2015)[1]
Area[2]
 • Total 6.6 km2 (2.5 sq mi)
Elevation 83 m (272 ft)
Population (2014)[1]
 • Total 30,103
 • Density 4,600/km2 (12,000/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Saltenc, saltenca
Website viladesalt.cat

Salt (Catalan pronunciation: [sáɫ]) is a municipality in the comarca of the Gironès in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the right bank of the Ter next to Girona, with which it was merged from 1974 to 1984. The A-7 autopista and N-141 road pass through the municipality.

Demography

Largest groups of foreign residents
Nationality Population (2013)
 Morocco 5,032
 Gambia 1,863
 Honduras 1,272
 Mali 728
 Senegal 554

77 nationalities are represented in the population of Salt: 17,739 (56 percent) are Spanish, 5,032 (15%) are Moroccan; 1,863 (6%) are Gambians; 1,272 (4%), are Honduran; 728 (2%) are Malian, and 554 (1.7%) are Senegalese.[3]

1900 1930 1950 1970 1986 2007
2280 5360 5956 11,365 21,081 27,673

Manufacturing

Salt is the home of Gas Gas, who manufacture and export off-road motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles worldwide from their Salt base.[4]

Notable people

References

  1. 1 2 "Ajuntament de Salt". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  2. ↑ "El municipi en xifres: Salt". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  3. ↑ http://www.larazon.es/8542-un-municipio-con-un-43-de-inmigracion-y-77-nacionalidades-OLLA_RAZON_354567#.Ttt1JT8OabL25UN
  4. ↑ "Contact". Gas Gas Motos. Retrieved 2015-01-19.
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