Amposta Explained

Amposta
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Spain Catalonia
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Catalonia
Coordinates:40.7106°N 0.5808°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Spain
Subdivision Type1:Autonomous community
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Type3:Comarca
Subdivision Name2:Tarragona
Subdivision Name3:Montsià
Leader Title:mayor
Leader Name:Adam Tomàs Roiget (2015)[1]
Area Footnotes:[2]
Area Total Km2:138.3
Elevation M:8
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Demonyms:Ampostí, -ina
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Blank Name Sec1:Official language(s)
Blank Name Sec2:Climate
Blank Info Sec2:Csa
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2

Amposta (pronounced as /ca/) is the capital of the comarca of Montsià, in the province of Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain, 190 km south of Barcelona on the Mediterranean Coast. It is located at 8 metres above sea level, on the Ebre river, not far from its mouth. Its population was 20,606 in 2018.

The GR 92 long distance footpath, which roughly follows the length of the Mediterranean coast of Spain, has a staging point at Amposta. Stage 30 links northwards to L'Ampolla, a distance of, whilst stage 31 links southwards to the Pont de l'Olivar, a distance of .[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ajuntament d'Amposta. Generalitat of Catalonia. 2015-11-13.
  2. Web site: El municipi en xifres: Amposta. Statistical Institute of Catalonia. 2015-11-23.
  3. Web site: GR 92: Sender de la Mediterrània . ca . GR 92: Mediterranean Path . www.catalunya.com . 7 November 2022 . 7 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221107121507/https://www.catalunya.com/gr-92-sender-mediterrani-24-1-44?language=ca . live.