Santa Margarida de Montbui

Santa Maragarida de Montbui (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈsantə məɾɣəˈɾiðə ðə mumˈbuj]) is a municipality in the comarca of the Anoia in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated in the Òdena Basin, immediately to the west of Igualada of which it effectively forms a suburb. The ajuntament (town hall) is in Sant Maure. Other neighbourhoods in Montbui are the Old Town, el Saió-Coll del Guix and La Mallola.

Santa Margarida de Montbui
Municipality
Parish church
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Coordinates: 41°34′32″N 1°36′33″E
Country	Spain
Community	Catalonia
Province	Barcelona
Comarca	Anoia
Government
• Mayor	Jesús Miguel "Schummi" Juárez Tamayo
Area [1]
• Total	27.6 km2 (10.7 sq mi)
Elevation	316 m (1,037 ft)
Population  (2018)[2]
• Total	9,874
• Density	360/km2 (930/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Montbuienc, montbuienca
Website	www.montbui.cat

Demography

Montbui has received a huge immigration in the late fifties.

1900	1930	1950	1970	1986	2007
531	961	790	5229	9088	9825

Geography

The most famous mountain in Santa Margarida de Montbui is called La Tossa. It has an altitude of 650 m. La Tossa mountain belongs to the serra de Miralles-Queralt range. In this mountain there is a Romanesque chapel devoted to Virgin Mary and dating back to the 11th century.

The Anoia river borders Santa Margarida de Montbui to the South and separates this municipality from Igualada.

Education and culture

In Montbui there are three primary education schools (Montbou, García Lorca and Antoni Gaudí) and a secondary school (Institut Montbui)

Some of the cultural centres in Montbui are La Vinícola (Sant Maure) and the Ateneu Cultural i Recreatiu (Old town).