Torredembarra
Torredembarra | |
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 Torredembarra beach | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Nickname: Torrenc | |
  Torredembarra Location in Catalonia | |
| Coordinates: 41°09′N 1°24′E / 41.150°N 1.400°E | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Community |  Catalonia |
| Province | Tarragona |
| Comarca | Tarragonès |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Eduard Rovira Gual (2015)[1] (ERC) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8.7 km2 (3.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 5 m (16 ft) |
| Population (2018)[3] | |
| • Total | 15,992 |
| • Density | 1,800/km2 (4,800/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Torrenc |
| Postal code | 43830 |
| Website | torredembarra |
Torredembarra (Catalan pronunciation: [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 15.0 kilometres (9.3 mi), whilst stage 25 links southwards to Tarragona, a distance of 20.0 kilometres (12.4 mi).[4]
Twin towns
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Villars, France
Halberstadt, Germany
References
[edit]- ^ "Ajuntament de Torredembarra". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
- ^ "El municipi en xifres: Torredembarra". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ "GR 92: Sender de la Mediterrània" [GR 92: Mediterranean Path]. www.catalunya.com (in Catalan). Archived from the original on 7 November 2022. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
External links
[edit]- Guia comercial de la Vila de Torredembarra
- Government data pages (in Catalan)
- Torredembarra – The jewel of Costa Daurada (in English)
Places adjacent to Torredembarra |
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Municipalities of Tarragonès |
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