El Port de la Selva | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Catalonia#Spain |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Catalonia |
Coordinates: | 42.3375°N 3.2033°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Spain |
Subdivision Type1: | Community |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Girona |
Subdivision Type3: | Comarca |
Subdivision Name3: | Alt Empordà |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Josep Maria Cervera Pinart (2015)[1] |
Area Footnotes: | [2] |
Area Total Km2: | 41.6 |
Elevation M: | 12 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Demonym: | Selvatà, selvatana |
El Port de la Selva (in Catalan; Valencian pronounced as /əl ˈpɔɾ ðə lə ˈsɛlβə/) is a municipality in the comarca of the Alt Empordà in Catalonia, Spain, on the Costa Brava. It is situated on the northern coast of the Cap de Creus and is an important fishing port and tourist centre. The romanesque abbey of Sant Pere de Rodes is particularly notable.