Montgai facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Montgai
Municipality
Butsènit d'Urgell village
Coat of arms
Montgai Location in Catalonia
Country	Spain
Community	Catalonia
Province	Lleida
Comarca	Noguera
Area
• Total	28.9 km2 (11.2 sq mi)
Elevation	286 m (938 ft)
Population  (2018)
• Total	635
• Density	21.97/km2 (56.91/sq mi)

Montgai is a small town, or "municipality," located in Catalonia, Spain. It's part of the Lleida province. The town sits in the beautiful valley of the Sió river. It's surrounded by hills like Bellmunt to the south and the Montclar mountains to the north.

The Montgai municipality includes two villages: Montgai and Butsènit d'Urgell.

What People Do in Montgai

The main way people make a living in Montgai is through farming. Farmers grow crops on both dry land and land that is watered using irrigation.

How Many People Live Here

In the 20th century, Montgai had about 27 houses. The number of people living here grew until the 1930s. After that, the population started to shrink. This happened because of money problems in farming. Today, about 663 people live in Montgai. <graph>{ "version": 2, "width": 500, "height": 250, "data": [ { "name": "table", "values": [ { "x": 1718, "y": 119 }, { "x": 1787, "y": 212 }, { "x": 1857, "y": 1013 }, { "x": 1877, "y": 1139 }, { "x": 1887, "y": 1083 }, { "x": 1900, "y": 1205 }, { "x": 1910, "y": 1270 }, { "x": 1920, "y": 1351 }, { "x": 1930, "y": 1520 }, { "x": 1940, "y": 1168 }, { "x": 1950, "y": 1198 }, { "x": 1960, "y": 1178 }, { "x": 1970, "y": 1013 }, { "x": 1980, "y": 915 }, { "x": 1990, "y": 862 }, { "x": 2000, "y": 789 }, { "x": 2001, "y": 790 }, { "x": 2002, "y": 795 }, { "x": 2003, "y": 819 }, { "x": 2004, "y": 793 }, { "x": 2005, "y": 780 }, { "x": 2006, "y": 772 }, { "x": 2007, "y": 740 }, { "x": 2008, "y": 731 }, { "x": 2009, "y": 727 }, { "x": 2010, "y": 718 }, { "x": 2011, "y": 720 }, { "x": 2012, "y": 701 }, { "x": 2013, "y": 688 }, { "x": 2014, "y": 671 }, { "x": 2015, "y": 663 } ] } ], "scales": [ { "name": "x", "type": "linear", "range": "width", "zero": false, "domain": { "data": "table", "field": "x" } }, { "name": "y", "type": "linear", "range": "height", "nice": true, "domain": { "data": "table", "field": "y" } } ], "axes": [ { "type": "x", "scale": "x" }, { "type": "y", "scale": "y" } ], "marks": [ { "type": "line", "from": { "data": "table" }, "properties": { "enter": { "x": { "scale": "x", "field": "x" }, "y": { "scale": "y", "field": "y" }, "y2": { "scale": "y", "value": 0 }, "interpolate": { "value": "monotone" }, "stroke": { "value": "steelblue" }, "strokeWidth": { "value": 3 } } } } ] }</graph>

Montgai Village

In the center of Montgai village, you'll find the church called Mare de Déu de l'Assumpció. It was built in the middle of the 1700s.

The Bell tower of the church Mare de Déu de l'Assumpció.

Butsènit d'Urgell Village

Butsènit d'Urgell is the other village in the Montgai municipality. It also has an old church. This church was built in the 18th century.

Church of Butsènit built in the 18th century

See also

In Spanish: Mongay (Lérida) para niños