Masies de Roda
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Les Masies de Roda is a municipality
in the province of Barcelona
, Catalonia
, Spain. It is situated near the Ter River
. It has an estimated population of 710, and an area of some 16.5 km².
In the late 20th century the former municipality of Sant Pere de Roda was split into two, creating Les Masies de Roda and Roda de Ter
. Les Masies de Roda is the rural part of the old united municipality.
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
in the province of Barcelona
Barcelona (province)
Barcelona is a province of eastern Spain, in the center of the autonomous community of Catalonia.-Overview:It is bordered by the provinces of Tarragona, Lleida, and Girona, and by the Mediterranean Sea....
, Catalonia
Catalonia
Catalonia is an autonomous community in northeastern Spain, with the official status of a "nationality" of Spain. Catalonia comprises four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. Its capital and largest city is Barcelona. Catalonia covers an area of 32,114 km² and has an...
, Spain. It is situated near the Ter River
Ter River
The Ter is a river in Catalonia that rises in Ulldeter at an approximate altitude of 2400 meters, at the foot of a glacial cirque delimited by the nearby peaks of el Bastiments, el Gra de Fajol, or el Pic de la Dona...
. It has an estimated population of 710, and an area of some 16.5 km².
In the late 20th century the former municipality of Sant Pere de Roda was split into two, creating Les Masies de Roda and Roda de Ter
Roda de Ter
Roda de Ter is a municipality in the comarca of Osona, province of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, near Vic, on the Ter River above the Sau Reservoir. Population: 5,435 , area: 2.18 km². Its church is dedicated to St. Peter. Main monuments: Pont Vell and the Capella del Sòl del Pont...
. Les Masies de Roda is the rural part of the old united municipality.