El Pont de Suert
El Pont de Suert | |
|---|---|
Location in Alta Ribagorça county | |
| Coordinates: 42°24′22″N 0°44′22″E / 42.40611°N 0.73944°E | |
| Sovereign state | Spain |
| Community | Catalonia |
| Region | Alt Pirineu |
| County | Alta Ribagorça |
| Province | Lleida |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Iolanda Ferran Closa (Tothom El Pont de Suert) (2023) |
| Area | |
• Total | 148.1 km2 (57.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 838 m (2,749 ft) |
| Population (2018) | |
• Total | 2,216 |
| • Density | 15/km2 (39/sq mi) |
| Demonyms | Pontarrí, pontarrina |
| Climate | Cfb |
| Website | elpontdesuert |
El Pont de Suert (Western Catalan: [el ˈpɔn de suˈɛɾt], Ribagorçan: Lo Pont de Suert) is a town and municipality in Catalonia. It is the capital of Alta Ribagorça county in the Alt Pirineu region. It is located at 838 metres above sea level, on the banks of river Noguera Ribagorçana, a tributary to the Segre. It has a population of 2,380 (register office, 2024) .
It is located a short distance from the administrative border with Aragon, as well as the linguistic border between Catalan and Aranese Occitan. The local dialect is a variant of Catalan, which has some transitional traits to Aragonese.