Pira, Tarragona

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Pira
Location in Catalonia
Coordinates: 41°25′01″N1°12′00″E / 41.417°N 1.2°E / 41.417; 1.2 Coordinates: 41°25′01″N1°12′00″E / 41.417°N 1.2°E / 41.417; 1.2
Country Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Autonomous community Flag of Catalonia.svg   Catalonia
Province Bandera actual de la provincia de Tarragona.svg   Tarragona
Comarca Bandera de la Conca de Barbera.svg   Conca de Barberà
Government
  MayorJosep Pijoan Farre (2015) [1]
Area
[2]
  Total8.0 km2 (3.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2018) [3]
  Total503
  Density63/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Website www.pira.altanet.org

Pira, Tarragona is a village in the province of Tarragona and autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain.

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References

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