Canillo
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 Canillo
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| Coordinates (Canillo town): 42°34′00″N 1°36′00″E / 42.5666667°N 1.6°ECoordinates: 42°34′00″N 1°36′00″E / 42.5666667°N 1.6°E | |||
| Country | Andorra | ||
| Parishes | Canillo | ||
| Villages | Bordes d'Envalira, El Forn, El Tarter, El Vilar, Els Plans, Incles, L'Armiana, L'Aldosa, Meritxell, Molleres, Prats, Ransol, Sant Pere, Soldeu |
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| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Enric Casadevall Medrano | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 110 km2 (40 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 1,526 m (5,007 ft) | ||
| Population (2005) | |||
| • Total | 4,663 | ||
| • Density | 42.12/km2 (109.1/sq mi) | ||
| Demonym | canillenc, canillenca | ||
| Website | Official site | ||
Canillo (Catalan pronunciation: [kəˈniʎu], locally: [kaˈniʎo]) is one of the parishes of Andorra. Canillo is also the name of the main town of the parish. Canillo has a gondola link to the main ski resort of Grandvalira.
[edit] Geography
The localities of Canillo parish include Soldeu, Bordes d'Envalira, El Tarter, Sant Pere, Ransol, Els Plans, El Vilar, l'Armiana, l'Aldosa, El Forn, Incles, Prats, Meritxell and Molleres.
[edit] Notable people
The Andorran ski mountaineer Xavier Capdevila Romero was born in Canillo.
[edit] External links
Media related to Canillo at Wikimedia Commons
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