Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Official Name: | La Riba |
Pushpin Map: | Spain Catalonia |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Spain |
Subdivision Type1: | Autonomous community |
Subdivision Name1: | Catalonia |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Tarragona |
Subdivision Type3: | Comarca |
Subdivision Name3: | Alt Camp |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Joan de Lapuente Lladó (2015)[1] |
Area Total Km2: | 8.0 |
Area Footnotes: | [2] |
Elevation M: | 263 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Coordinates: | 41.3197°N 1.1789°W |
Population Demonym: | Ribetà |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 43450 |
La Riba (in Catalan; Valencian pronounced as /lə ˈriβɛ/) is a municipality in the comarca of Alt Camp, Tarragona, Catalonia, in north-eastern Spain.
The Prades Mountains are located near this municipality. From this foundation in the 12th century, the population has several water mills, for making of flour and paper. The paper industry is still the primary economic activity.