Terra Alta (comarca) explained

Terra Alta
Native Name Lang:ca
Settlement Type:Comarca
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Spain
Subdivision Type1:Autonomous community
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Terres de l'Ebre
Subdivision Type3:Province
Subdivision Name3:Tarragona
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Gandesa
Leader Title1:Body
Leader Name1:Terra Alta Comarcal Council
Leader Title2:President
Leader Name2:Lluís Agut (UPTA–PSC)
TBD (ERC)
Parts Type:Municipalities
Parts Style:list
P1:Arnes, Batea, Bot, Caseres, Corbera d'Ebre, La Fatarella, Gandesa, Horta de Sant Joan, El Pinell de Brai, La Pobla de Massaluca, Prat de Comte, Vilalba dels Arcs
Area Total Km2:743.0
Population Total:12,119
Population As Of:2014
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Demonym: 
Blank Name Sec1:Largest municipality
Blank Info Sec1:Gandesa
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+1
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Website:www.terra-alta.cat

Terra Alta (pronounced as /ca/) is a sparsely populated inland comarca (county) in Terres de l'Ebre, Catalonia (Spain). Its capital is Gandesa. It is also known as Castellania, a name dating back to its medieval status as a fiefdom held by the Order of Knights of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem under the Crown of Aragon.

Municipalities

MunicipalityPopulation(2014)[1] Areakm
align=right 474 align=right 43.0
align=right 1,975 align=right 128.4
align=right 630 align=right 34.9
align=right 267 align=right 42.9
align=right 1,136 align=right 53.1
align=right 1,051 align=right 56.5
align=right 3,091 align=right 71.2
align=right 1,219 align=right 119.0
align=right 1,076 align=right 57.0
align=right 354 align=right 43.4
align=right 164 align=right 26.4
align=right 682 align=right 67.2
• Total: 12 align=right 12,119 align=right 743.0

Mountain ranges

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: El municipi en xifres. Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya. 2015-05-25.