This is the 1500th most frequent Catalan word.
pobla
A small town or settlement.
In this sentence, 'pobla' refers to the action of populating a place.
La gent pobla les terres fèrtils.
The people populate the fertile lands.
Here, 'Pobla' is a proper noun, likely the name of a town or village.
La Pobla és un petit poble català.
La Pobla is a small Catalan village.
In this context, 'pobla' expresses the filling or covering of something with elements or attributes.