Terra Alta

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Terra Alta
Flag of Terra Alta Coat of arms of Terra Alta.
Location of Terra Alta
 Capital Gandesa
 Province Tarragona
 Largest city: Gandesa
 Demonym:  
 Population: 12,196 (2001) inhabitants.
 Area: 740.0 km²
 Population Density: 16.5 people/km²
Municipalities
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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


Terra Alta is a sparsely populated inland comarca (county) in 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 then-monarchy of Catalonia and Aragon.

[edit] Municipalities

Population figures are for 2002.

  • Arnes - pop. 501
  • Batea - pop. 2,063
  • Bot - pop. 793
  • Caseres - pop. 323
  • Corbera d'Ebre - pop. 1,040
  • La Fatarella - pop. 1,184
  • Gandesa - pop. 2,805
  • Horta de Sant Joan - pop. 1,189
  • El Pinell de Brai - pop. 1,075
  • La Pobla de Massaluca - pop. 426
  • Prat de Comte - pop. 187
  • Vilalba dels Arcs - pop. 736

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Coordinates: 41°03′N 0°26′E / 41.05, 0.433