Editing Lleida (section)

{{About|the city|the Lleida region|Ponent|the province|Province of Lleida}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Lleida
| official_name      = <!-- Lleida (Catalan) -->
| native_name        = {{Native name|ca|'''Lleida'''}} <br /> {{Native name|es|'''Lérida'''}}
| other_name         = 
| settlement_type    = [[Municipalities of Catalonia|Municipality]]
| image_skyline      = {{Multiple image
  | perrow = 1/2
  | border = infobox
  | total_width = 280 
  | caption_align = center
  | image1 = Lleida_-_panoramio_-_Jorge_Franganillo.jpg
  | caption1 = Lleida over the [[Segre (river)|Segre]] river
  | image2 = Conjunto monumental de la Seu Vella de Lleida.jpg
  | caption2 = [[La Seu Vella]]
  | image3 = Llotja. Lleida cropped.jpg
  | caption3 = [[La Llotja de Lleida|La Llotja]]
}}
| image_flag         = Flag of Lleida.svg
| image_shield       = Coat of Arms of Lleida.svg
| motto              = 
| image_map          = {{Maplink|frame=yes|plain=y|frame-width=285|frame-height=180|frame-align=center|frame-coordinates={{Coord|39.5|N|3.7|W}}|zoom=4|type=point|title=Lleida|marker=city|type2=shape|stroke-width2=2|stroke-color2=#808080|text=Interactive map of Lleida.}}
| map_caption        = Location of Lleida
| pushpin_map        = Spain Catalonia vegueries#Spain
| pushpin_map_caption= Location within Catalonia##Location within Spain
| image_map1         = [[File:Localització de Lleida respecte del Segrià.svg|150px]]
| map_caption1       = Location in Segrià county
| coordinates        = {{coord|41|37|00|N|00|38|00|E|region:ES_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_footnotes = 
| subdivision_type  = [[Sovereign state]]
| subdivision_name  = [[Spain]]
| subdivision_type1  = [[Autonomous communities of Spain|Community]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Catalonia]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[Vegueries of Catalonia|Region]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Ponent]]
| subdivision_type3  = [[Comarques of Catalonia|County]]
| subdivision_name3  = [[Segrià]]
| subdivision_type4  = [[Provinces of Spain|Province]]
| subdivision_name4  = [[Province of Lleida|Lleida]]
| established_title  = Founded
| established_date   = 6th century BC
| seat_type          = <!-- [[Capital (political)|Capital]] -->
| seat               = 
| government_type    = [[Mayor–council government|Mayor-Council]]
| governing_body     = 
| leader_party       = [[Socialists' Party of Catalonia|PSC]]
| leader_title       = [[Mayor]]
| leader_name        = [[Fèlix Larrosa i Piqué]] (2023)
| area_total_km2     = 212.3
| elevation_m        = 155
| population_as_of   = 2022
| population_footnotes = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Idescat. The municipality in figures |url=https://www.idescat.cat/emex/?id=251207&lang=en |access-date=2023-10-16 |website=www.idescat.cat}}</ref>
| population_total   = 140,797
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym = 
| population_note    = 
| postal_code_type   = [[List of postal codes in Spain|Postal code]]
| postal_code        = 25001-25007
| area_code          = 34 (Spain)<br>+ 973 (Lleida)
| area_code_type     = [[Telephone numbers in Spain|Dialing code]]
| blank_name_sec1    = [[Languages of Spain|Official language(s)]]
| blank_info_sec1    = [[Catalan language|Catalan]], [[Spanish language|Spanish]]
| blank_name_sec2    = [[Köppen climate classification|Climate]]
| blank_info_sec2    = [[BSk]]
| website            = {{URL|paeria.cat}}
| module             = 
| footnotes          = 
| pushpin_label_position1 = 
| pushpin_map_alt1   = 
| timezone           = [[Central European Time|CET]]
| utc_offset         = +1
| timezone_DST       = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]]
| utc_offset_DST     = +2
}}

'''Lleida''' ({{IPA|ca|ˈʎejðə|lang|Ca-no-Lleida.ogg}}, {{IPA|ca|ˈʎejðɛ|local}}; {{langx|es|'''Lérida'''}} {{IPA|es|ˈleɾiða||Pronunciation of Lleida in Spanish.ogg}}; ''[[#Name|see below]]'') is a city in the west of [[Catalonia]], Spain. It is the capital and largest town in [[Segrià|Segrià county]], the [[Ponent|Ponent region]] and the [[province of Lleida]]. Geographically, it is located in the [[Catalan Central Depression]]. It had 140,797 inhabitants {{as of|2022|lc=on}}.

Lleida is one of the oldest towns in Catalonia, with recorded settlements dating back to the [[Bronze Age]] period. Until the [[Hispania|Roman conquest of the Iberian Peninsula]], the area served as a settlement for an [[Iberian people]], the [[Ilergetes]]. The town became a municipality, named Ilerda, under the reign of [[Augustus]]. It was ruled by Muslims from the 8th century until [[Siege of Lleida (1149)|reconquered in 1149]]. In 1297, the [[University of Lleida]] was founded, becoming the third oldest in the whole of Spain. During the following centuries, the town was damaged by several wars such as the [[Reapers' War]] in the 17th century and the [[Spanish Civil War]] in the 20th century. Since then, the city has been in constant urban, commercial and demographic growth.