Torredembarra | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Nickname: | Torrenc |
Pushpin Map: | Spain Catalonia |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Catalonia |
Coordinates: | 41.15°N 25°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Spain |
Subdivision Type1: | Community |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Tarragona |
Subdivision Type3: | Comarca |
Subdivision Name3: | Tarragonès |
Leader Party: | ERC |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Eduard Rovira Gual (2015)[1] |
Area Footnotes: | [2] |
Area Total Km2: | 8.7 |
Elevation M: | 5 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Demonym: | Torrenc |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 43830 |
Torredembarra (in Catalan; Valencian pronounced as /ˌtorəðəmˈbarə/), normally called La Torre by its inhabitants, is a town in the comarca of the Tarragonès, in the province of Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. It is located on the Costa Daurada, it faces Altafulla to the west, La Pobla de Montornès to the north, Creixell to the east and Mediterranean Sea in the south. It is 13 km to Tarragona's northeast and about 100 km southwest Barcelona.
The GR 92 long distance footpath, which roughly follows the length of the Mediterranean coast of Spain, has a staging point at Torredembarra. Stage 24 links northwards to Calafell, a distance of, whilst stage 25 links southwards to Tarragona, a distance of .[3]