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Andorra la Vella

View of Andorra la Vella and a small part of Escaldes-Engordany

Flag	Coat of arms

Nickname(s):

Queen Bee Angela

Andorra la Vella parish, in red, in Andorra

Andorra la Vella

Santa Coloma d'Andorra

Area

• Total

12 km² (5 sq mi)

Elevation

1,023 m (3,356 ft)

Population

(2015)

• Total

22,886

• Density

1,910/km² (4,940/sq mi)

Demonym(s)

Andorran
andorrà, andorrana (ca)

Time zone

UTC+1 (CET)

• Summer (DST)

UTC+2 (CEST)

Postal code

AD500

ISO 3166 code

AD-05

Website

Official website: http://www.andorralavella.ad/

Andorra la Vella is the capital city of the principality of Andorra and is one of the seven parishes of Andorra. It is in the southwestern part of the country.

Geography
Population
Villages
Economy
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Geography

The Andorra la Vella parish is in the southwestern part of the country at the confluence of two mountain streams, the Valira del Nord (Northern Valira) and the Valira de l'Orient (Eastern Valira), which join to form the Gran Valira that flows through the capital city.

The parish borders with the La Massana parish to the north, with the Escaldes-Engordany parish to the east, with the Sant Julià de Lòria parish to the south and with Spain to the west.

La Massana	La Massana	Escaldes-Engordany
Spain		Escaldes-Engordany
	Andorra la Vella

Sant Julià de Lòria	Sant Julià de Lòria	Escaldes-Engordany

The highest mountain in the parish is Pic d'Os (42°30′17″N 1°27′37″E / 42.50472°N 1.46028°E / 42.50472; 1.46028 (Pic d'Os)) with an elevation of 2,406 m (7,894 ft) above sea level; it is on the border with the Sant Julià de Lòria parish and Spain.

At 1023 m (3,356 ft) above sea level, it is the highest capital in Europe.

Population

The parish had a population, in 2015, of 22,886 inhabitants, for a population density of 1,907.2 persons/km².

Evolution of the population in Andorra la Vella

Villages

The urban areas in the parish are:

No.	Town	Population (2015)	Altitude (m)	Notes
1	Andorra la Vella	19,884	1,029	The capital of the country and of the parish.
2	Santa Coloma d’Andorra	3,002	970	On the right side of the Gran Valira river, at about 2 km (1.2 mi) from Andorra la Vella.

Economy

Andorra la Vella is the country's commercial centre. The city is also the centre for many banks and businesses. The state is not a member of the European Union, but has a customs arrangement with the EU, and uses the euro.