Sallent de Llobregat () or Sallent is a municipality in the
comarca
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of
Bages
Bages () is a comarca (county) in the central region of Catalonia, Spain. The capital is the city of Manresa.
Industries include the mining of potash at Súria and Sallent, and the manufacture of textiles along the rivers Llobregat and Car ...
,
Province of Barcelona
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, Spain. The river Llobregat divides the municipality into two halves. Its main resources are mining and industry. It was the birthplace of Anthony Mary Claret, Saint Anthony Mary Claret (1807–1870) and goalkeeper Joan García (2001).
Demography
According to Spanish census data,
Sallent population statistics
/ref> this is the population of Sallent in recent years.
References
External links
La Disputació de Barcelona - Municipal Directory: ''Sallent''
Government data pages
Municipalities in Bages
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