Benifallet

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Benifallet (Spain)
Coordinates: 40°58′30″N0°31′0″E / 40.97500°N 0.51667°E / 40.97500; 0.51667 Coordinates: 40°58′30″N0°31′0″E / 40.97500°N 0.51667°E / 40.97500; 0.51667
Country Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Autonomous Community Flag of Catalonia.svg  Catalonia
Province Tarragona
Comarca Baix Ebre
Government
  MayorMaria Mercè Pedret Ramos (2015) [1]
Area
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  Total62.4 km2 (24.1 sq mi)
Elevation
19 m (62 ft)
Population
 (2018) [3]
  Total714
  Density11/km2 (30/sq mi)
Website www.benifallet.altanet.org

Benifallet is a municipality in the comarca of Baix Ebre, in the province of Tarragona, in Catalonia, Spain.

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The Ebre River near Benifallet

This town is located by the Ebro River, below the Cardó Massif. It is popular among kayakers who make trips down the final Ebro Gorges. [4]

There are also locally arranged trips on rafts and kayaks down the Ebro Gorges.

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References

  1. "Ajuntament de Benifallet". Generalitat of Catalonia . Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  2. "El municipi en xifres: Benifallet". Statistical Institute of Catalonia . Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  3. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  4. "Top Kayak - De Miravet a Benifallet". Archived from the original on 2012-03-23. Retrieved 2011-04-25.