Lleida (province)

Lleida (Castilian, Lérida) is a province of eastern Spain, in the western part of the autonomous community of Catalonia. It is bordered by the provinces of Girona, Barcelona, Tarragona, Zaragoza, and Huesca, and France and Andorra.

Of the population of 371,055 (2002), about 30% live in the capital, Lleida. Some other towns in Lleida province are La Seu d'Urgell (site of the archbishop who is the coprince to Andorra), Mollerussa, Cervera, Tàrrega. There are 231 municipalities in Lleida. See List of municipalities in Lleida.

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