Calaf

This article is about the Catalan town. For the opera character Calàf, see Turandot.

Calaf
Municipality
Coat of arms
Calaf Location in Catalonia
Coordinates:
Country	Spain
Community	Catalonia
Province	Barcelona
Comarca	Anoia
Government
• Mayor	Jordi Badia Perea (2015)
Area
• Total	9.2 km2 (3.6 sq mi)
Elevation	680 m (2,230 ft)
Population (2014)
• Total	3,475
• Density	380/km2 (980/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Calafins
Postal code	08280
Website	www.calaf.cat

Calaf (Catalan pronunciation: [kəˈlaf]) is the main town in the northern portion of the comarca of the Anoia in Catalonia, Spain, situated on the Calaf Plain. The town holds an important weekly livestock market.

It is served by the main N-II road from Barcelona to Lleida, the RENFE railway line from Manresa to Lleida and the C-1412 road from Igualada to Ponts. Calaf also has an exit from the new C25 that crosses Catalonia from Girona to Lleida. The remains of Calaf castle dominate the town from a hilltop.

Subdivisions

The village of La Pineda (population (2005): 195) is included within the municipality of Calaf.

References

• Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989). Guia de Catalunya, Barcelona:Caixa de Catalunya. ISBN 84-87135-01-3 (Spanish). ISBN 84-87135-02-1 (Catalan).

External links

• Information from the Generalitat de Catalunya
• Information from the Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya
• Information from the Diputació de Barcelona
• Consorci Turístic de l'Alta Anoia
• Webcam from TV Catalunya
• Casal de Calaf, association