Alforja

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

Alforja
Alforja
Coat of arms
Alforja
Coordinates: 41.212°N 0.976°E / 41.212; 0.976
Country Spain
Autonomous communityCatalonia
ProvinceTarragona
ComarcaBaix Camp
Government
  mayorJoan Josep García Rodríguez (2015)[1]
Area
  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
Websitealforja.cat

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.

Villages

  • Alforja, 1,207
  • Les Barqueres, 91
  • Els Garrigots, 11
  • El Mas de l'Aleu, 4
  • Portugal 141
  • Sant Antoni 18
  • Els Servians, 16
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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.
  • Tomàs Bonell, Jordi; Descobrir Catalunya, poble a poble, Prensa Catalana, Barcelona, 1994


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