Terra Alta (Western Catalan: [ˈtɛra ˈalta]) is a sparsely populated inland comarca (county) in Terres de l'Ebre, 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.
Terra Alta | |
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 Coat of arms | |
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| Country |  Spain |
| Autonomous community |  Catalonia |
| Region | Terres de l'Ebre |
| Province | Tarragona |
| Capital | Gandesa |
| Municipalities | |
| Government | |
| • Body | Terra Alta Comarcal Council |
| • President | Lluís Agut (UPTA–PSC) (2023-2025) TBD (ERC) (2025-2027) |
| Area | |
• Total | 743.0 km2 (286.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2014) | |
• Total | 12,119 |
| • Density | 16/km2 (42/sq mi) |
| Demonym | |
| Time zone | UTC 1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC 2 (CEST) |
| Largest municipality | Gandesa |
| Website | www.terra-alta.cat |
Municipalities
edit| 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
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "El municipi en xifres". Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya. Retrieved 2015-05-25.