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Vila-seca
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| Coordinates: | |||
| Country | Spain | ||
| Community | Catalonia | ||
| Province | Tarragona | ||
| Comarca | Tarragonès | ||
| Government | |||
| • Type | Mayor-council | ||
| • Body | Ajuntament de Vila-seca | ||
| • Mayor | Josep Poblet i Tous (CiU) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 21.7 km2 (8.4 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation(AMSL) | 42 m (138 ft) | ||
| Population (2010) | |||
| • Total | 21,373 | ||
| • Density | 984.9/km2 (2,551/sq mi) | ||
| Demonym | vila-secà, vila-secana vila-secano, vila-secana |
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| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 43480 | ||
| Area code | +34 (Spain) 977 (Province) | ||
| Website | www.vila-seca.cat | ||
Vila-seca (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈbiɫə ˈsɛkə], literally 'Dry-town') is a municipality of the comarca of Tarragonès, in the province of Tarragona, in Catalonia, Spain. The historical name was Vila-seca de Solcina and since the 80's known as Vila-seca i Salou until Salou was segregated from Vila-seca on 1989, however the municipality includes the urban areas of La Plana and La Pineda. Vila-seca has a large petrochemical complex shared with Tarragona and La Canonja, including Repsol complex in El Morell makes one of the greatest petrochemical areas of Europe like Ludwigshafen am Rhein.
In recent years the municipality has become popular with tourists as La Pineda has revitalised itself to include many attractions such as the aquopolis water park with dolphin and sea lion exhibitions and also the Pacha nightclub.
The area is served by Reus Airport, which operates many low cost and charter flights to destinations around Europe and North Africa. Barcelona Airport also serves the area.
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