Masquefa

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.

Masquefa
Municipality

Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 41°30′13″N 1°48′49″E / 41.50361°N 1.81361°E / 41.50361; 1.81361
Country	Spain
Community	Catalonia
Province	Barcelona
Comarca	Anoia
Government
• Mayor	Roger Vázquez i Claravalls (2023)^[1]
Area ^[2]
• Total	17.1 km² (6.6 sq mi)
Elevation	257 m (843 ft)
Population (2018)^[3]
• Total	8,641
• Density	510/km² (1,300/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Masquefí, masquefina
Website	masquefa.cat

Demography edit

1900	1930	1950	1970	1986	2007
959	1232	1160	1605	2483	7747

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)

^ "Ajuntament de Masquefa". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
^ "El municipi en xifres: Masquefa". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.

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).

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

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