Alforja (Catalan pronunciation: [əlˈfɔɾʒə]) is a municipality in the comarca of Baix Camp, in the province of Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain.
Alforja | |
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 Alforja | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Alforja | |
| Coordinates: 41°12′43″N 0°58′34″E / 41.212°N 0.976°E | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Autonomous community | Catalonia |
| Province | Tarragona |
| Comarca | Baix Camp |
| Government | |
| • mayor | Joan Josep García Rodríguez (2015)[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 38.2 km2 (14.7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 374 m (1,227 ft) |
| Population (2018)[3] | |
• Total | 1,788 |
| • Density | 47/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Demonyms | Alforgenc, alforgenca |
| Website | alforja |
The main monuments are Sant Miquel church in the town, as well as the shrines of Sant Antoni de Pàdua and Mare de Déu de Puigcerver outside its perimeter.
The Prades Mountains are located in the vicinity of this municipality.
Villages
edit- Alforja, 1,207
- Les Barqueres, 91
- Els Garrigots, 11
- El Mas de l'Aleu, 4
- Portugal 141
- Sant Antoni 18
- Els Servians, 16
References
edit- ^ "Ajuntament d'Alforja". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
- ^ "El municipi en xifres: Alforja". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- Tomàs Bonell, Jordi; Descobrir Catalunya, poble a poble, Prensa Catalana, Barcelona, 1994
External links
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- Alforja Town Hall webpage* Government data pages (in Catalan)
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