Torredembarra Explained

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]

Twin towns

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ajuntament de Torredembarra. Generalitat of Catalonia. 2015-11-13.
  2. Web site: El municipi en xifres: Torredembarra. 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.