La Torre de l'Espanyol

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La Torre de l'Espanyol
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La Torre de l'Espanyol
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La Torre de l'Espanyol
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La Torre de l'Espanyol
Location in Spain
Coordinates: 41°11′36″N0°37′36″E / 41.19333°N 0.62667°E / 41.19333; 0.62667 Coordinates: 41°11′36″N0°37′36″E / 41.19333°N 0.62667°E / 41.19333; 0.62667
Country Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Community Flag of Catalonia.svg  Catalonia
Province Tarragona
Comarca Ribera d'Ebre
Government
  mayorJoan Juncà Cubells (2015) [1]
Area
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  Total27.9 km2 (10.8 sq mi)
Elevation
164 m (538 ft)
Population
 (2018) [3]
  Total628
  Density23/km2 (58/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Torredà, torredana
Website torredelespanyol.cat

La Torre de l'Espanyol is a municipality in the comarca of Ribera d'Ebre, Tarragona Province, Catalonia, Spain.

Its name originated in the donation of a municipal charter to a person named Espanyol or Espaniol, a name of Occitan origin, in 1175. [4]

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References

  1. "Ajuntament de la Torre de l'Espanyol". Generalitat of Catalonia . Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  2. "El municipi en xifres: La Torre de l'Espanyol". Statistical Institute of Catalonia . Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  3. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  4. Manuel Bofarull i Terrades, Origen dels noms geogràfics de Catalunya: Pobles, rius, muntanyes, etc., editorial Millà, Barcelona, 1991, p.250 ISBN   84-7304-186-0