Perafita (Catalan pronunciation: [ˌpeɾəˈfitə]) is a municipality in the comarca of Lluçanès in Catalonia, Spain.

Perafita
Church Street, Perafita
Church Street, Perafita
Coat of arms of Perafita
Perafita is located in Catalonia
Perafita
Perafita
Location in Catalonia
Coordinates: 42°2′36″N 2°6′32″E / 42.04333°N 2.10889°E / 42.04333; 2.10889
Country Spain
Community Catalonia
ProvinceBarcelona
ComarcaLluçanès
Government
 • MayorRamon Casals Costa (2015)[1]
Area
 • Total19.6 km2 (7.6 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)[3]
 • Total412
 • Density21/km2 (54/sq mi)
Websitewww.perafita.cat

In 2015, the municipality voted to join a proposed new comarca of Lluçanès, but the plan was put on hold due to insufficient support.[4] Formerly part of Osona, it was finally incorporated into the new Lluçanès comarca in 2023.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ "Ajuntament de Perafita". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  2. ^ "El municipi en xifres: Perafita". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  3. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  4. ^ I. Ballesteros (2015-07-27). "Lluçanès, però incomplet" (in Catalan). El Punt Avui. Retrieved 2015-07-28.
  5. ^ "Parliament definitively approves creation of newly created Lluçanès county". Catalan News. 2023-05-03. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
  6. ^ "LLEI 7/2023, del 10 de maig, de creació de la comarca del Lluçanès" (in Catalan). Official Gazette of the Government of Catalonia. 2023-05-10. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
  • Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989). Guia de Catalunya, Barcelona: Caixa de Catalunya. ISBN 84-87135-01-3 (Spanish). ISBN 84-87135-02-1 (Catalan).
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