Terra Alta (comarca)

Terra Alta
Comarca

Coat of arms
Country  Spain
Autonomous community  Catalonia
Province Tarragona
Capital Gandesa
Municipalities
List
Area
 • Total 743.0 km2 (286.9 sq mi)
Population (2014)
 • Total 12,119
 • Density 16/km2 (42/sq mi)
Demonym(s)  
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Largest municipality Gandesa

Terra Alta (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈtɛrə ˈaɫtə], locally [ˈtɛra ˈaɫta]) 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 Crown of Aragon.

Municipalities

Municipality Population
(2014)[1]		 Area
km2[1]
Arnes 474 43.0
Batea 1,975 128.4
Bot 630 34.9
Caseres 267 42.9
Corbera d'Ebre 1,136 53.1
La Fatarella 1,051 56.5
Gandesa 3,091 71.2
Horta de Sant Joan 1,219 119.0
El Pinell de Brai 1,076 57.0
La Pobla de Massaluca 354 43.4
Prat de Comte 164 26.4
Vilalba dels Arcs 682 67.2
• Total: 12 12,119 743.0

Mountain ranges

References

  1. 1 2 "El municipi en xifres". Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya. Retrieved 2015-05-25.

Coordinates: 41°03′N 0°26′E / 41.050°N 0.433°E / 41.050; 0.433

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