Torroja del Priorat

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Torroja del Priorat
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Torroja del Priorat
Location in Catalonia
Coordinates: 41°12′53″N0°48′45″E / 41.21472°N 0.81250°E / 41.21472; 0.81250 Coordinates: 41°12′53″N0°48′45″E / 41.21472°N 0.81250°E / 41.21472; 0.81250
Country Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Community Flag of Catalonia.svg  Catalonia
Province Bandera actual de la provincia de Tarragona.svg   Tarragona
Comarca Priorat
Government
   Mayor Montserrat Rosario Abelló (2015) [1]
Area
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  Total13.2 km2 (5.1 sq mi)
Elevation
332 m (1,089 ft)
Population
 (2018) [3]
  Total148
  Density11/km2 (29/sq mi)
Website www.torroja.altanet.org

Torroja del Priorat is a village in the province of Tarragona and autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain.

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References

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