Camarles

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Camarles
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Camarles
Location in Catalonia
Coordinates: 40°46′25″N0°40′21″E / 40.77361°N 0.67250°E / 40.77361; 0.67250 Coordinates: 40°46′25″N0°40′21″E / 40.77361°N 0.67250°E / 40.77361; 0.67250
Country Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Community Flag of Catalonia.svg  Catalonia
Province Tarragona
Comarca Baix Ebre
Government
   Mayor Josep Antoni Navarro Serra (2019) [1]
Area
[2]
  Total25.2 km2 (9.7 sq mi)
Elevation
13 m (43 ft)
Population
 (2018) [3]
  Total3,278
  Density130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Camarlenc, camarlenca
Website camarles.cat

Camarles is a municipality in the comarca of the Baix Ebre in Catalonia, Spain. It was created in 1978 from parts of the municipality of Tortosa. It is situated in the east of the comarca, near the head of the Ebre delta. The town is served by the N-340 road to Tortosa, which also connects it with the AP-7 autopista at either l'Aldea to the south or l'Ampolla to the north.

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References

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