Masquefa

Masquefa
Municipality
Coat of arms
Masquefa Location in Catalonia
Coordinates: 41°30′13″N 1°48′49″E / 41.50361°N 1.81361°ECoordinates: 41°30′13″N 1°48′49″E / 41.50361°N 1.81361°E
Country	Spain
Community	Catalonia
Province	Barcelona
Comarca	Anoia
Government
• Mayor	Xavier Boquete Saiz (2015)[1]
Area[2]
• Total	17.1 km^2 (6.6 sq mi)
Elevation	257 m (843 ft)
Population (2014)[1]
• Total	8,406
• Density	490/km^2 (1,300/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Masquefí, masquefina
Website	masquefa.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):

• La Beguda Alta (171), on the municipal boundary with Sant Esteve Sesrovires, with a railway station
• Can Parellada (1343), with a railway station
• Can Quiseró (197)
• Can Valls (99)
• El Maset (778)

References

1. "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).

External links

• Official website (Catalan)
• Information - Generalitat de Catalunya (Catalan)
• Statistical information - Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya (Catalan)
• News and associations about Masquefa (Catalan)

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