Urtaca
Commune in Corsica, France
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Urtaca (Italian pronunciation: [urˈtaːka], Corsican: Ùrtaca) is a commune in the French department of Haute-Corse, on the island of Corsica.
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 A panorama of the village of Urtaca | |
 Location of Urtaca | |
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| Coordinates: 42°35′39″N 9°10′03″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Corsica |
| Department | Haute-Corse |
| Arrondissement | Calvi |
| Canton | L'Île-Rousse |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Paul-Vincent Ferrandi[1] |
Area 1 | 31.26 km2 (12.07 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 263 |
| • Density | 8.41/km2 (21.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 2B332 /20218 |
| Elevation | 37–1,367 m (121–4,485 ft) (avg. 380 m or 1,250 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
Urtaca is located in the north of Corsica at the confluence of the Ostricone and the Fiume di Gargalagne at the foot of 1,018-metre (3,340 ft)-high Mont Vicinasco.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 220 | — |
| 1975 | 198 | −1.49% |
| 1982 | 178 | −1.51% |
| 1990 | 155 | −1.71% |
| 1999 | 172 | +1.16% |
| 2009 | 190 | +1.00% |
| 2014 | 213 | +2.31% |
| 2020 | 238 | +1.87% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
