Andorra consists of seven communities known as parishes[1] (Catalan: parròquies, singular – parròquia). Until relatively recently, it had only six parishes; the seventh, Escaldes–Engordany, was created in 1978.

Parishes
Parròquies d'Andorra
CategoryUnitary state
LocationPrincipality of Andorra
Number7 Parishes
Populations4,325 Canillo – 22,440 Andorra la Vella
Areas12 km2 (4.6 sq mi) Andorra la Vella – 121 km2 (47 sq mi) Canillo
Government
Subdivisions
  • Village

Overview

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Andorra la Vella is the capital of Andorra. Some parishes have a further territorial subdivision; Ordino, La Massana and Sant Julià de Lòria are subdivided into quarts (quarters), while Canillo is subdivided into 10 veïnats (neighborhoods). Those mostly coincide with villages, which are found in all parishes.

Each parish has its own elected mayor who is the nominal head of the local government known as a comú in Catalan.

Flag Parish ISO 3166-2 Area Population Population
density
km2 mi2 1990 2000 2007 2015 2019 per km2
in 2019
  Andorra la Vella AD-07 12 4.6 19,022 21,189 24,574 21,428 22,440 1,870
  Canillo AD-02 121 47 1,290 2,706 5,422 3,368 4,325 35.74
  Encamp AD-03 74 29 7,119 10,595 14,029 10,857 11,688 157.9
  Escaldes–Engordany AD-08 47 18 12,235 15,299 16,475 13,873 14,599 310.6
  La Massana[2] AD-04 65 25 3,868 6,276 9,357 9,096 10,174 156.5
  Ordino AD-05 89 34 1,289 2,283 3,685 4,429 4,942 55.5
  Sant Julià de Lòria AD-06 60 23 6,012 7,623 9,595 8,681 9,375 156.3
  Andorra AD 468 181 50,835 65,971 83,137 71,732 77,543 165.7

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Constitution of the Principality of Andorra" (PDF). apda.ad. p. 11. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  2. ^ Parroquia de la Massana, Comú de la Massana Archived 2013-12-14 at the Wayback Machine. (in Catalan)
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