Manlleu
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Manlleu (Catalan pronunciation: [məɲˈʎew]) is municipality in the comarca of Osona, in the province of Barcelona, Catalonia, northern Spain.
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Manlleu | |
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Coordinates: 42°00′0″N 2°17′1″E | |
Country | Spain |
Autonomous community | Catalonia |
Province | Barcelona |
Comarca | Osona |
Government | |
• Mayor | Alex Garrido Serra (2015)[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 17.2 km2 (6.6 sq mi) |
Elevation | 461 m (1,512 ft) |
Population (2018)[3] | |
• Total | 20,194 |
• Density | 1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi) |
Demonym | Manlleuenc |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 08560 |
Website | manlleu |
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Manlleu is located in a large plain, La Plana de Vic, at around 460 metres above sea level on average. The highest point is Puig Agut church at around 594 m above the sea level. It is surrounded by mountains with altitudes over 1000 m.
The Ter River, which starts in the Pyrenees, snakes through Manlleu, and ends in the Mediterranean Sea, near Pals and the Illes Medes.