Alcover

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Alcover
Location in Catalonia
Coordinates: 41°16′N1°10′E / 41.267°N 1.167°E / 41.267; 1.167 Coordinates: 41°16′N1°10′E / 41.267°N 1.167°E / 41.267; 1.167
Country Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Community Flag of Catalonia.svg  Catalonia
Province Tarragona
Comarca Alt Camp
Government
   Mayor Robert Figueras Roca
Area
[1]
  Total46,000 ha (114,000 acres)
Elevation
243 m (797 ft)
Population
 (2018) [2]
  Total5,108
  Density110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Website alcover.cat

Alcover is a municipality in the comarca of Alt Camp, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain.

The Prades Mountains are located in the vicinity of this municipality.

It is the birthplace of the footballer Kiko Casilla.

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References

  1. "El municipi en xifres: Alcover". Statistical Institute of Catalonia . Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  2. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.