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.

## History

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.

## Geography

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.

## Population

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**

## Villages

The urban areas in the parish are:
- **Escaldes-Engordany**, the main urban area of the parish; it is formed by:
    - **Les Escaldes**, or just **Escaldes**, at an altitude of . The name _Les Escaldes_ comes from the presence of numerous hot springs, which produce highly sulphurous and nitrogenous waters at temperatures between . The hot springs were known by the Romans who used them for medical purposes, and now are used in "Caldea", a spa.
    - **Engordany**, at an altitude of  on the right side of the _Valira d'Orient_ river, on the foot of the _Pic de Padern_ mountain ( high).
- **Els Vilars d'Engordany**, to the north of Engordany. Here is the _Sant Romà dels Vilars_ chapel of the X century, at an altitude of  on the foot of the _Pic de Padern_ mountain.
- **Engolasters** at about  to the east of Andorra la Vella, at an altitude of .

## Economy

The main economic activity is tourism and the parish is a major tourism destination.

## Sites of interest

- **Sant Romà dels Vilars** church in Els Vilars d'Engordany
- **Sant Miquel d'Engolasters** church in Engolasters
- **Pont d'Engordany**, a bridge built in 1785
- **Pont dels Escalls**, a bridge
- **Caldea**, a spa in Les Escaldes

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Escaldes-Engordany
- **settlement type**: Parishes of Andorra, Parish
- **image skyline**: Mountains in Escaldes-Engordany. Andorra 173.jpg
- **image alt**: View of Escaldes-Engordany
- **image caption**: View of Escaldes-Engordany
- **image flag**: Hypothetical flag of Escaldes-Engordany.svg
- **image shield**: Escut d'Escaldes-Engordany.svg
- **shield size**: 80px
- **image map**: Escaldes-Engordany in Andorra.svg
- **mapsize**: 270px
- **map alt**: Escaldes-Engordany in Andorra in Andorra
- **map caption**: Escaldes-Engordany parish, in red, in Andorra
- **pushpin map narrow**: yes
- **subdivision type**: List of sovereign states, Country
- **subdivision name**: Andorra
- **parts type**: Urban areas
- **parts style**: para
- **p1**: #Villages, See list
- **seat type**: Capital city, Capital
- **seat**: Escaldes-Engordany
- **leader title**: Mayor
- **leader name**: Trini Marín
- **unit pref**: Metric
- **area total km2**: 30
- **elevation m**: 1050
- **population total**: 14367
- **population as of**: 2015
- **population density km2**: auto
- **timezone**: Central European Time, CET
- **utc offset**: +1
- **timezone dst**: Central European Summer Time, CEST
- **utc offset dst**: +2
- **postal code type**: Postal code
- **postal code**: AD700
- **iso code**: AD-07
- **website**: [http://www.e-e.ad/ Official website]