Arbeca is a village in the
comarca of
Les Garrigues, in the
province of Lleida
The Province of Lleida (; Aranese Occitan: Lhèida ; es, Lérida ) is one of the four provinces of Catalonia. It lies in north-eastern Spain, in the western part of the autonomous community of Catalonia, and is bordered by the Provinces of ...
, in
Catalonia, Spain.
It is the third village of Les Garrigues in number of inhabitants, close to
Les Borges Blanques
Les Borges Blanques () is the capital of the comarca of Les Garrigues, in the province of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain. According to the 2014 census, the municipality has a population of 6,088 inhabitants.
Geography
It lies in the southern sector ...
and
Juneda.
The population is about 2,500 and the village has given its name to
arbequina
Arbequina is a cultivar of olives. The fruit is highly aromatic, small, symmetrical and dark brown, with a rounded apex and a broad peduncular cavity. In Europe, it is mostly grown in Catalonia, Spain, but it is also grown in Aragon and Andalusi ...
olives, used to produce a highly valued olive
oil for human consumption, grown not only in Les Garrigues but also in many places in Spain, such as
Andalusia.
The economy of the village is basically agrarian, with the cultivation on its irrigated and unirrigated land of
almond
The almond (''Prunus amygdalus'', syn. ''Prunus dulcis'') is a species of tree native to Iran and surrounding countries, including the Levant. The almond is also the name of the edible and widely cultivated seed of this tree. Within the genus ...
s,
cereal
A cereal is any Poaceae, grass cultivated for the edible components of its grain (botanically, a type of fruit called a caryopsis), composed of the endosperm, Cereal germ, germ, and bran. Cereal Grain, grain crops are grown in greater quantit ...
s,
pears,
apples,
olive
The olive, botanical name ''Olea europaea'', meaning 'European olive' in Latin, is a species of small tree or shrub in the family Oleaceae, found traditionally in the Mediterranean Basin. When in shrub form, it is known as ''Olea europaea'' ...
s,
peaches, etc.
Arbeca is situated in the north-northeast of Les Garrigues, near the
comarques of
Pla d'Urgell and
Urgell, and about 30 kilometers from
Lleida
Lleida (, ; Spanish: Lérida ) is a city in the west of Catalonia, Spain. It is the capital city of the province of Lleida.
Geographically, it is located in the Catalan Central Depression. It is also the capital city of the Segrià comarca, as ...
, the capital of the province of the same name.
References
External links
Web site of Arbeca's town councilGovernment data pages
Municipalities in Garrigues (comarca)
Populated places in Garrigues (comarca)
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