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کانیلو
Sign in to saveCanillo () is one of the seven parishes which make up Andorra. Canillo is also the name of the main town of the parish. The parish is considered the religious center of Andorra with the Sanctuary and Chapel of Our Lady of Meritxell, patron saint of Andorra, and contains one of the best-preserved romanesque churches in the Pyrenees, Sant Joan de Caselles. It has a population of 4,826 as of 2011. Despite having a tourist vocation, the parish of Canillo still retains many livestock and agricultural traits. It borders France to the north and east.
Canillo is one of seven parishes that make up the small country of Andorra, and it serves as the religious heart of the nation, home to the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Meritxell (Andorra's patron saint) and a well-preserved Romanesque church called Sant Joan de Caselles. While the parish has developed tourism, it maintains its traditional character through livestock farming and agriculture, with a population of around 4,800 people and borders with France to its north and east.
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Canillo
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Canillo. Andorra 12.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Plaça de Sant Serni and Carrer Major of Canillo.
- Settlement.image_flag
- Hypothetical flag of Canillo.svg
- Settlement.image_shield
- Escut de Canillo.svg
- Settlement.shield_size
- 80px
- Settlement.mapsize
- 100px
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Andorra
- Settlement.pushpin_image
- Canillo in Andorra.svg
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location of Canillo town within Andorra
- Settlement.map_caption
- Position of Canillo parish in Andorra
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Parishes
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Villages
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Andorra
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Canillo
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Bordes d'Envalira, El Forn, El Tarter, El Vilar, Els Plans, Incles, L'Aldosa, Meritxell, Molleres, Prats, Ransol, Sant Pere, Soldeu
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
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Official website
Home | Comú de Canillo
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- parish of Andorra
- Demonym
- canillenca
- Country
- Andorra
- Located in
- Andorra
- Official language
- Catalan
- Population
- 5781
- Area
- 121.0
- Elevation
- 1526
- Shares border with
- Porté-Puymorens
- Official website
- www.canillo.ad
- Image
- Caselles 1.jpg
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- Commons category
- Canillo (parish)
- postal code
- AD100
- topic's main category
- Category:Canillo
- IPA transcription
- kəˈniʎu
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