Guissona

Guissona
Municipality
Guissona - Església de Santa Maria (Saint Mary's Church)
Flag Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 41°47′13″N 1°17′24″E / 41.78694°N 1.29000°E / 41.78694; 1.29000
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Catalunya
Province	Lleida
Comarca	Segarra
Government
• Type	Mayor–council
• Mayor	Jaume Ars I Bosch (2019) (Junts)
Area [1]
• Total	18.1 km2 (7.0 sq mi)
Elevation	485 m (1,591 ft)
Population  (2018)[2]
• Total	7,034
• Density	390/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Demonym	guissonenc/guissonenca
Postcode	25210
Website	www.guissona.cat

Guissona (Catalan pronunciation: [giˈsona]) is a town and municipality located in the north of the comarca (county) of Segarra, in the province of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain. With 6,862 inhabitants (2015 census)^[3] Guissona (5,170 inhabitants in 2010) is the principal municipality in the northern half of Segarra and the second most populated in the county after Cervera (9,328 inhabitants in 2009). In addition to the populated place of Guissona, the municipality integrates the smaller place of Guarda-si-venes (31 inhabitants in 2007). The municipality is split into two parts, the bigger eastern part containing almost all the population.

In the last half century,^[when?] the town has experienced an important economic development mainly due to meat production and the creation of a meat packing industry. Such development has run parallel to a fast demographic growth, from 3,060 inhabitants in 1998 to 6,145 in 2010. As a consequence, the municipality accounts for the highest percentage of immigrant population registered in the whole province.