El Pont de Suert
Municipality in Catalonia, Spain
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El Pont de Suert (Western Catalan: [el ˈpɔn de suˈɛɾt], Ribagorçan: Lo Pont de Suert) is a town and municipality in Catalonia. It is the capital of Alta Ribagorça county in the Alt Pirineu region. It is located at 838 metres above sea level, on the banks of river Noguera Ribagorçana, a tributary to the Segre. It has a population of 2,381 (register office, 2025) 
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El Pont de Suert | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location in Alta Ribagorça county | |
  El Pont de Suert  El Pont de Suert | |
| Coordinates: 42°24′22″N 0°44′22″E | |
| Sovereign state |  Spain |
| Community |  Catalonia |
| Region | Alt Pirineu |
| County | Alta Ribagorça |
| Province | Lleida |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Iolanda Ferran Closa (Tothom El Pont de Suert) (2023) |
| Area | |
• Total | 148.1 km2 (57.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 838 m (2,749 ft) |
| Population (2025-01-01)[2] | |
• Total | 2,381 |
| • Density | 16.08/km2 (41.64/sq mi) |
| Demonyms | Pontarrí, pontarrina |
| Climate | Cfb |
| Website | elpontdesuert |
It is located a short distance from the administrative border with Aragon, as well as the linguistic border between Catalan and Aranese Occitan. The local dialect is a variant of Catalan, which has some transitional traits to Aragonese.
