Alfarràs () is a

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in the ''comarca'' of the

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, Spain. It is situated on the right bank of the

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river, and receives

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water from the Aragon and Catalonia canal. The town is served by the N-230 road between

Balaguer Balaguer () is the capital of the ''comarca'' of Noguera, in the province of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain. It is located by the river Segre, a tributary to the Ebro. The municipality includes an exclave to the east. Balaguer also has a sister city ...

and Binéfar ( ''comarca'' of La Llitera,

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Demography

It has a population of .

Note

# Alfarràs became part of the Segrià in the comarcal revision of 1990: previously it formed part of the Noguera.

References

* Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989). ''Guia de Catalunya'', Barcelona: Caixa de Catalunya. (Spanish). (Catalan).

External links

Official website

Government data pages
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