Baix Ebre
Baix Ebre | |
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Location of the Comarca Baix Ebre in Catalonia | |
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Province: | Tarragona |
Main place: | Tortosa |
Surface: | 999.49 km² |
Residents: | 77,596 (2019) |
Municipalities: | 21st |
The Comarca Baix Ebre is located in the province of Tarragona in the Autonomous Community of Catalonia ( Spain ). The community association has an area of 999.49 km² and 77,596 inhabitants (2019).
location
The association of municipalities is located in the southwest of Catalonia, it borders in the northeast on the Comarca Baix Camp and Ribera d'Ebre , in the northwest on Terra Alta , in the south on Montsià , in the west on the Autonomous Community of Aragon and in the east on the 79 km long coast of the Mediterranean . Together with the Comarcas Montsià, Ribera d'Ebre and Terra Alta, the region forms the territory of Terres de l'Ebre .
The comarca stretches, viewed from east to west, from the coastal plain of the Costa Daurada over the mountain range of the Sierra del Boix with a height of 600 m, the wide valley of the Rìo Ebro to the low mountain range of the Ports de Tortosa-Beseit , with the highest Elevation, the Mont Caro , 1,447 m. The Río Ebro flows through the municipality in a north-south direction, shortly after the capital Tortosa, the river changes direction, flows to the east and flows into a wide river delta into the Mediterranean. Here the Ebro forms a natural border with the Comarca Montsià. There are two natural parks in the region, the Parc Natural Delta de L'Ebre and the Parc Natural Dels Ports .
economy
In agriculture, rice, fruits, vegetables, cereals, almonds and olives are grown. Food, furniture and chemical industries are important. Tourism is playing an increasingly important role.
Communities
Status: 2019
local community | Pop. | Area (km²) |
local community | Pop. | Area (km²) |
local community | Pop. | Area (km²) |
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L'Aldea | 4160 | 30.18 | Benifallet | 739 | 62.20 | Roquetes | 7973 | 137.23 | ||
Aldover | 882 | 20.26 | Camarles | 3224 | 29.80 | Tivenys | 899 | 53.50 | ||
Alfara de Carles | 377 | 64.06 | Deltebre | 11,482 | 103.48 | Tortosa | 33,372 | 219.15 | ||
L'Ametlla de Mar | 6787 | 67.14 | Pauls | 556 | 43.72 | Xerta | 1170 | 32.48 | ||
L'Ampolla | 3205 | 35.67 | El Perelló | 2770 | 100.62 |
See also
Web links
- Official website of the comarca (Catalan)
- Information from the Statistical Office of Catalonia
- Association of municipalities (Catalan, Spanish, English, German, French, Italian)
- Terres de l'Ebre (Catalan, Spanish, English, German, French, Italian)
- gencat-Turisme (Catalan, Spanish, English, German, French)