The urban areas in the parish are:
The main economic activity is tourism and the parish is a major tourism destination.
Escaldes-Engordany
Escaldes-Engordany is one of the seven parishes of Andorra. It is in the southeast of the country. Escaldes-Engordany is also the name of the main town of the parish.
The Escaldes-Engordany parish was created in 1978 with part of the territory of the Andorra la Vella parish with two urban areas: Escaldes and Engordany. With time, these two towns were combined to form the present capital of the parish.
The Escaldes-Engordany parish is in the southeast of the country and borders with the Encamp parish to the north, with the Sant Julià de Lòria parish to the southwest, with the Andorra la Vella parish to the west and the La Massana parish to the northwest. Spain is to the east and south of the parish.
The highest mountain in the parish is "Tossa Plana" () with an elevation of above sea level. It is in the southeast of the parish, on the border with Spain.
The main rivers in Escaldes-Engordany are the "Valira del Nord" and the "Valira d'Orient"; they form the "Gran Valira" after their confluence in Escaldes-Engordany. Other river is the "Madriu".
The town of Escaldes-Engordany is the capital of the parish; it is in the northwest of the parish, close to the town of Andorra la Vella, forming the largest urban area of the country.
The parish had a population, in 2015, of 14,367 inhabitants, for a population density of persons/km².
Evolution of the population in Escaldes-Engordany
The urban areas in the parish are:
The main economic activity is tourism and the parish is a major tourism destination.
La Massana
La Massana (originally "La Maçana") is one of the seven parishes of Andorra. It is in the northwest of the country. La Massana is also the name of the main town of the parish.
The name Massana derives from the Latin name "mattianam" for a variety of apple.
The La Massana parish is in the northwest of the country and borders with the Ordino parish to the north, with the Ordino and Encamp parishes to the east, with the Andorra la Vella and the Escaldes-Engordany parishes to the south, with France (Ariège department) and Spain to the west.
The town of La Massana has an average elevation of above sea level.
In the La Massana parish are the highest mountains of Andorra, including:
The main river in the parish is the "Valira del Nord" (or "Valira d'Ordino") river, one of the two branches that form the Valira river. There are several small lakes in the parish; the main lakes are "Estanys Forcats", "Estany de Les Truites" and "Estany Negre".
The parish had a population, in 2015, of 10,359 inhabitants, for a population density of persons/km².
Evolution of the population in La Massana
There are other villages and hamlets besides the main town of La Massana in the parish:
The main economic activity is tourism and the parish is a major tourism destination. In winter, the main activities are skiing, snowboarding, and ski ski biking. The main ski resort, Vallnord, includes the Arinsal and Pal sectors. In summer, the main activities are hiking, climbing, mountain biking and canyoning.
Farming is also an important economic activity in the parish; here tobacco, vegetables (mainly potatoes), and cereals are grown.
Ordino
Ordino is one of the parishes of Andorra. It is the most northern parish of the country. Ordino is also the name of the main town of the parish. In the parish is the Parc Natural de Sorteny ("Sorteny Natural Park"), the largest nature area of Andorra.
Ordino is known for the several places where the iron ore was melted between the XVII and the XIX centuries. Besides being the industrial centre of Andorra, Ordino is considered the cultural centre of Andorra. Here Antoni Fiter i Rossell wrote the "Manual Digest" (1748), called the "Bible of Andorra," which tells the history, the government and the Andorran customs.
The town of Ordino, the capital of the parish, is at above sea level. Most of the parish is in the valley of the "Valira del Nord" (or "Valira d'Ordino") river, in the northwest of the country.
Ordino borders with France (Ariège department) to the north, with the Canillo parish to the east, the Encamp parish to the southeast and the La Massana parish to the south and the west.
Some of the highest mountains of Andorra are in the Ordino parish; some of them are:
The town of Ordino is on the slopes of the "Pic de Casamanya" (or just "Casamanya"); it is high.
The main river in the parish is the "Valira del Nord" (or "Valira d'Ordino") river, one of the two branches that form the Valira river.
The parish had a population, in 2015 of 4,687 inhabitants, for a population density of persons/km².
Evolution of the population in Ordino
There are other villages and hamlets besides the main town of Ordino in the parish:
Sant Julià de Lòria
Sant Julià de Lòria is one of the parishes of Andorra. It is the most southern parish of the country. Sant Julià de Lòria is also the name of the main town of the parish. The University of Andorra is in the parish.
The parish has an altitude of ; the town of Sant Julià de Lòria is at high, the lowest settlement in Andorra. The Valira river (or "Gran Valira"), the biggest river in the country, flows through the parish.
Sant Julià de Lòria borders with the Andorra la Vella parish to the north, with the Escaldes-Engordany parish to the northeast and with Spain to the east, south and west.
The highest mountain in the parish is "Pic Negre Norte" () with an elevation of above sea level; it is on the border with the Escaldes-Engordany parish.
The parish had a population, in 2015 of 9,379 inhabitants, for a population density of persons/km².
Evolution of the population in Sant Julià de Lòria
There are other villages and hamlets besides the main town of Sant Julià de Lòria in the parish:
Coma Pedrosa
Coma Pedrosa is the highest mountain in Andorra. It is popular with mountain climbers. The nearest town is Arinsal, La Massana.
Our Lady of Meritxell
Our Lady of Meritxell is the patron saint of Andorra. It is a Roman Catholic statue showing the Virgin Mary. The original statue is from the late 12th century. But the chapel it was in burned down on September 8 and 9, 1972. The statue was destroyed. A copy was made in 1976 by Ricardo Bofill.
Rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a serious, painful, and chronic (long-lasting) disease. It is an autoimmune disease - a disease where the body's immune system attacks healthy cells. When a person has RA, their immune system attacks the joints and the tissues around the joints in the body. This causes different problems, like:
Eventually, RA can destroy a person's articular cartilage. Normally, articular (having to do with the joints) cartilage covers the end of bones where they come together to form joints. This keeps the bones from rubbing against each other. If the articular cartilage has been destroyed by RA, the bones will rub against each other, which is very painful.
No one knows what causes RA, but some theories are that it has to do with hormones, environment, infection and genes. There is no cure, but doctors have determined ways to help slow down and reduce the impact of the disease. Women are two to three times as likely as men to get rheumatoid arthritis. Most cases of RA occur in people between the ages of 25 and 55.
RA was first recognized around 1800 by Dr. Augustin Jacob Landré-Beauvais.
Symptoms may include:
Often, people with RA also develop anemia, a different disease that causes a person to have not enough blood cells in the blood.
Less often, a person with RA could have:
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