Alta Ribagorça

Alta Ribagorça (Western Calatan: [ˈalta riβaˈɣoɾsa]) is a comarca in the Alt Pirineu region, in Catalonia, Spain. Its capital is El Pont de Suert. The highest peak is the Comaloformo (3030 metres above sea level) in the massif of Bessiberri. Northeast of the region is the western part of the Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici National Park. It is connected with the Aran Valley through the Vielha tunnel.

Alta Ribagorça
Comarca
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Catalonia
Region	Alt Pirineu
Province	Lleida
Capital	Pont de Suert
Municipalities	List El Pont de Suert, Vall de Boí, Vilaller
Government
• President of the Comarcal Council	Joan Perelada i Ramon (PSC)
Area
• Total	426.8 km2 (164.8 sq mi)
Population  (2014)
• Total	3,873
• Density	9.1/km2 (24/sq mi)
Demonym	Ribagorçan
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Largest municipality	Pont de Suert
Website	www.altaribagorça.cat

The Catalan Romanesque Churches of the Vall de Boí are UNESCO World Heritage Sites.[1] In the North-East of the area there is the Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici National Park, which attracts an important number of visitors.

The local Ribagorçan dialect is a variant of Catalan, which has some transitional traits to Aragonese.

Location:

• Farthest east point: 0° 58' 27,80" East longitude.
• Farthest west point: 0° 41' 30,24" East longitude.
• Farthest north point: 42° 37' 58,88" North latitude.
• Farthest south point: 42° 18' 0,07" North latitude.

Highest point: Comaloformo (3030 m) in the Bessiberri Range.