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Terra Alta

Terra Alta
Map of Catalonia with Terra Alta highlighted
Other Catalan comarques
ProvinceTarragona 
CapitalGandesa
Largest cityGandesa
Demonym 
Population (2001)12,196
Area740.0 km2
Pop. density16.5 hab/km2
Municipalities12

Terra Alta 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 then-monarchy of Catalonia and Aragon.

Municipalities

Population figures are for 2002.

  • Arnes - pop. 501
  • Batea - pop. 2,063
  • Bot - pop. 793
  • Caseres - pop. 323
  • Corbera d'Ebre - pop. 1,040
  • Fatarella - pop. 1,184
  • Gandesa - pop. 2,805
  • Horta de Sant Joan - pop. 1,189
  • Pinell de Brai - pop. 1,075
  • Pobla de Massaluca - pop. 426
  • Prat de Comte - pop. 187
  • Vilalba dels Arcs - pop. 736

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07-10-2008 09:35:13
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