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    Sallent

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    Not to be confused with Sellent.
    Sallent
    Municipality
    Coat of arms of Sallent
    Coat of arms
    Sallent is located in Province of Barcelona
    Sallent
    Sallent
    Location in Catalonia
    Sallent is located in Spain
    Sallent
    Sallent
    Sallent (Spain)
    Coordinates: 41°49′33″N 1°53′42″E / 41.82583°N 1.89500°E / 41.82583; 1.89500
    Country Spain
    CommunityCatalonia
    ProvinceBarcelona
    ComarcaBages
    Government
     • MayorOriol Ribalta (2019)[1]
    Area
    [2]
     • Total
    		65.2 km2 (25.2 sq mi)
    Elevation
    		278 m (912 ft)
    Population
     (2018)[3]
     • Total
    		6,636
     • Density100/km2 (260/sq mi)
    DemonymSallentins
    Websitewww.sallent.cat
    Sant Miquel de Serra-sanç in Sallent, Bages.

    Sallent de Llobregat (Catalan pronunciation: [səˈʎen də ʎuβɾəˈɣat]) or Sallent is a municipality in the comarca of Bages, Province of Barcelona, in the Autonomous Community of Catalonia, Spain. The river Llobregat divides the municipality into two halves. Its main resources are mining and industry. It was the birthplace of Saint Anthony Mary Claret (1807–1870) and goalkeeper Joan García (2001).

    Demography

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    According to Spanish census data,[4] this is the population of Sallent in recent years.

    1981 1991 2001 2011
    8,213 7,686 7,004 6,866

    References

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    1. ^ "Ajuntament de Sallent". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
    2. ^ "El municipi en xifres: Sallent". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
    3. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
    4. ^ Sallent population statistics
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