Alforja

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Alforja
Coordinates: 41°12′43″N0°58′34″E / 41.212°N 0.976°E / 41.212; 0.976
Country Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Autonomous community Catalonia
Province Tarragona
Comarca Baix Camp
Government
  mayorJoan Josep García Rodríguez (2015) [1]
Area
[2]
  Total38.2 km2 (14.7 sq mi)
Elevation
374 m (1,227 ft)
Population
 (2018) [3]
  Total1,788
  Density47/km2 (120/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Alforgenc, alforgenca
Website alforja.cat

Alforja is a municipality in the comarca of Baix Camp, in the province of Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain.

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The main monuments are Sant Miquel church in the town, as well as the shrines of Sant Antoni de Pàdua and Mare de Déu de Puigcerver outside its perimeter.

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

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References

  1. "Ajuntament d'Alforja". Generalitat of Catalonia . Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  2. "El municipi en xifres: Alforja". Statistical Institute of Catalonia . Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  3. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.