Prat de Comte

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Prat de Comte
Location in Catalonia
Coordinates: 40°59′06″N0°24′26″E / 40.98500°N 0.40722°E / 40.98500; 0.40722 Coordinates: 40°59′06″N0°24′26″E / 40.98500°N 0.40722°E / 40.98500; 0.40722
Country Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Community Flag of Catalonia.svg  Catalonia
Province Tarragona
Comarca Terra Alta
Government
  mayorJoan Josep Malràs Pascual (2015) [1]
Area
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  Total26.4 km2 (10.2 sq mi)
Elevation
365 m (1,198 ft)
Population
 (2018) [3]
  Total179
  Density6.8/km2 (18/sq mi)
Climate Csa
Website www.pratdecomte.altanet.org

Prat de Comte is a municipality in the comarca of Terra Alta, in the province of Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain.

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The name of the place has its origins in the Middle Ages, in the words: "el prat donat pel comte", the pasture donated by the Count. [4]

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References

  1. "Ajuntament de Prat de Comte". Generalitat of Catalonia . Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  2. "El municipi en xifres: Prat de Comte". Statistical Institute of Catalonia . Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  3. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  4. Gran Geografia Comarcal de Catalunya