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Masquefa
Municipality
Coat of arms of Masquefa
Coat of arms
Country Spain
Community Catalonia
ProvinceBarcelona
ComarcaAnoia
Government
 • MayorXavier Boquete Saiz (2015)[1]
Area
[2]
 • Total17.1 km2 (6.6 sq mi)
Elevation
257 m (843 ft)
Population
 (2014)[1]
 • Total8,406
 • Density490/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Masquefí, masquefina
Websitemasquefa.cat

Masquefa is a municipality in the comarca of the Anoia in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the edge of the Penedès Depression on the road between Piera and Martorell. It is served by a station on the FGC railway line R6 from Barcelona via Martorell to Igualada.

Demography

1900 1930 1950 1970 1986 2007
959 1232 1160 1605 2483 7747

Subdivisions

Five outlying villages are included within the municipality of Masquefa (populations as of 2005):

References

  1. ^ a b "Ajuntament de Masquefa". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  2. ^ "El municipi en xifres: Masquefa". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  • Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989); L. Luna (2007). Guia de Catalunya, Barcelona:Caixa de Catalunya. ISBN 84-87135-01-3 (Spanish). ISBN 84-87135-02-1 (Catalan).


Autoritat del Transport Metropolità
Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya
Line R6
Barcelona
(Plaça d'Espanya) 		↔ Masquefa ↔ Igualada


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