Alfara de Carles

Last updated
Alfara de Carles
Alfara de Carles1.jpg
View of Alfara de Carles with the Serra de l'Espina in the background
Bandera d'Alfara de Carles.svg
Escudo de Alfara (Tarragona) 2.svg
Catalonia location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Alfara de Carles
Location in Catalonia
Coordinates: 40°52′N0°24′E / 40.867°N 0.400°E / 40.867; 0.400 Coordinates: 40°52′N0°24′E / 40.867°N 0.400°E / 40.867; 0.400
Country Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Community Flag of Catalonia.svg  Catalonia
Province Tarragona
Comarca Baix Ebre
Government
   Mayor Jordi Forné Ribé (2019) [1]
Area
[2]
  Total63.9 km2 (24.7 sq mi)
Population
 (2018) [3]
  Total368
  Density5.8/km2 (15/sq mi)
Website www.alfaracarles.cat

Alfara de Carles is a municipality in the comarca of Baix Ebre, in the province of Tarragona, in Catalonia, Spain.

Contents

See also

Related Research Articles

Tortosa Municipality in Catalonia, Spain

Tortosa is the capital of the comarca of Baix Ebre, in Catalonia, Spain.

Mollerussa Municipality in Catalonia, Spain

Mollerussa is the capital of the comarca of Pla d'Urgell, in the province of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain. It is 250 metres above sea level. In 2010 it had a population of 14,733.

The Generalitat de Catalunya, or the Government of Catalonia, is the institutional system by which Catalonia politically organizes its self-government. It is formed by the Parliament of Catalonia, the Presidency of the Generalitat de Catalunya, and the Executive Council of Catalonia.

La Pobla de Segur Municipality in Catalonia, Spain

La Pobla de Segur is a municipality located in the comarca of Pallars Jussà, province of Lleida, Catalonia, in northern Spain. According to the 2013 census (INE), the town has a population of 3,073 inhabitants. It is situated at the confluence of the Flamicell and Noguera Pallaresa rivers in the north of the comarca, above the Sant Antoni reservoir. It is an important local service centre, which has allowed it to escape the depopulation which has affected many municipalities in northwestern Catalonia. The village is served by the C-13 road between Tremp and Sort, the N-260 road to Pont de Suert and by a railway station on a railway line to Lleida.

Carles is a common Catalan given name of Germanic origin, which also appears as a surname. The English language equivalent is Charles.

Sant Carles de la Ràpita Municipality in Catalonia, Spain

La Ràpita is a town in the area of the Montsià in Catalonia, Spain. The town covers a portion of the south-west of the Ebro Delta, including el Trabucador isthmus and la Banya peninsula, which close off a salt water lagoon known as the Port dels Alfacs. The town of La Ràpita is situated on the coast near the mouth of the lagoon. It was founded by Charles III of Spain as a port to serve trade with the Spanish colonies, and constructed in the neoclassical style of the period. However, much of the town remained uncompleted after Charles' death.

Alfara de la Baronia Municipality in Valencian Community, Spain

Alfara de la Baronia is a municipality in the comarca of Camp de Morvedre in the Valencian Community, Spain.

Alfara del Patriarca Municipality in Valencian Community, Spain

Alfara del Patriarca is a municipality in the comarca of Horta Nord in the Valencian Community, Spain.

Ulldecona Municipality in Catalonia, Spain

Ulldecona is a town in the South of Catalonia, in Montsià, near the Senia River. Ulldecona is part of the Taula del Sénia free association of municipalities. It has got town privileges since 1273.

Bellprat Municipality in Catalonia, Spain

Bellprat is a municipality in the comarca of the Anoia in Catalonia, Spain. It has a population of 89 and an area of 30.98 km². The mayor is Carles Pol i Gual (UpB-AM). The postal code is 43421.

Xerta Municipality in Catalonia, Spain

Xerta is a town and municipality of the comarca of Baix Ebre. It is established in a sharp bend to the right of the river Ebre, about 12 km upstream from the city of Tortosa in the province of Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain.

Canejan Municipality in Catalonia, Spain

Canejan is a municipality in the comarca of the Aran Valley in Catalonia, Spain, close to the French border. The mayor is Joan Carles Lastera i Alcalde (UA).

Ports de Tortosa-Beseit

Ports de Tortosa-Beseit, also known as Ports de Beseit, or simply as Els Ports[əls ˈpɔɾts] or Lo Port[lu ˈpɔɾt] by locals, is a limestone mountain massif located at the north-eastern end of the Sistema Ibérico, a complex system of mountain ranges and massifs in the centre of the Iberian Peninsula. Its highest point is Mont Caro, 1,441 m. Rivers such as the Matarranya and the Sénia have their source in these mountains.

La Moleta (Alfara de Carles)

La Moleta or Moleta d'Alfara is a mountain of the Serra de l'Espina, a northern prolongation of the Ports de Tortosa-Beseit, Catalonia, Spain. It has an elevation of 812 metres above sea level. La Moleta rises about 5 km NNW above the village of Alfara de Carles. It is readily identifiable from afar, for its striking squarish shape contrasts sharply with the other summits of the mountain chain.

Serra de lEspina

Serra de l'Espina is a limestone mountain chain located at the north-eastern end of the Iberian System. It connects the Ports de Tortosa-Beseit mountain massif with the Catalan Pre-Coastal Range.

Amer, Girona Municipality in Catalonia, Spain

Amer is a municipality in the comarca of la Selva in the province of Girona, Catalonia, Spain.

Algímia dAlfara Municipality in Valencia, Spain

Algímia d'Alfara is a municipality in the comarca of Camp de Morvedre in Valencia, Spain.

Carles Puigdemont Politician from Catalonia, Spain

Carles Puigdemont i Casamajó is a Catalan politician and journalist from Spain. Since 2019 he has served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP). A former Mayor of Girona, Puigdemont served as the 130th President of Catalonia from 2016 to 2017 when he was removed from office by the Spanish Government following the unilateral Catalan declaration of independence. He is co-founder of the National Call for the Republic (CNxR), leader of the Together for Catalonia (JuntsxCat) electoral alliance and founder of the Together for Catalonia party.

Alfara may refer to:

Jordi Turull

Jordi Turull i Negre is a Spanish politician associated with Together for Catalonia. Since March 2018 he has been in pre-trial custody by order of the Supreme Court of Spain and accused of sedition and rebellion. On 10 July 2018 a Supreme Court judge suspended him as a deputy in the Catalan parliament.

References

  1. "Ajuntament d'Alfara de Carles". Generalitat of Catalonia . Retrieved 2019-12-30.
  2. "El municipi en xifres: Alfara de Carles". Statistical Institute of Catalonia . Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  3. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.