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Comarca in Catalonia, Spain

Terra Alta (comarca)

Terra Alta (comarca)

Key facts

population11,444
area743km²
instance ofcomarca of Catalonia
countrySpain
capitalGandesa
located in the administrative territorial entityTerres de l'Ebre
All data from the card 15
Country
Spain
Autonomous community
Catalonia
Region
Terres de l'Ebre
Province
Tarragona
Capital
Gandesa
Municipalities
List Arnes, Batea, Bot, Caseres, Corbera d'Ebre, La Fatarella, Gandesa, Horta de Sant Joan, El Pinell de Brai, La Pobla de Massaluca, Prat de Comte, Vilalba dels Arcs
• Body
Terra Alta Comarcal Council
• President
Lluís Agut (UPTA–PSC) (2023-2025)TBD (ERC) (2025-2027)
• Total
743.0 km2 (286.9 sq mi)
• Total
12,119
• Density
16.31/km2 (42.25/sq mi)
Time zone
UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)
UTC+2 (CEST)
Largest municipality
Gandesa
Website
www.terra-alta.cat

Terra Alta (Western Catalan:) 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.

Municipalities

Municipality Population
(2014)
Area
km2
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

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