Amposta

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Municipality in Catalonia, Spain
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40°42′38″N 0°34′51″E / 40.71056°N 0.58083°E / 40.71056; 0.58083Country SpainAutonomous community CataloniaProvinceTarragonaComarcaMontsiàGovernment
 • mayorAdam Tomàs Roiget (2015)[1]Area
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 • Total138.3 km2 (53.4 sq mi)Elevation
8 m (26 ft)Population
 (2018)[3]
 • Total20,606 • Density150/km2 (390/sq mi)DemonymsAmpostí, -inaTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)ClimateCsaWebsitewww.amposta.cat

Amposta (Catalan pronunciation: [amˈpɔsta]) is the capital of the comarca of Montsià, in the province of Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain, 190 km south of Barcelona on the Mediterranean Coast. It is located at 8 metres above sea level, on the Ebre river, not far from its mouth. Its population was 20,606 in 2018.

The GR 92 long distance footpath, which roughly follows the length of the Mediterranean coast of Spain, has a staging point at Amposta. Stage 30 links northwards to L'Ampolla, a distance of 16.3 kilometres (10.1 mi), whilst stage 31 links southwards to the Pont de l'Olivar, a distance of 25.4 kilometres (15.8 mi).[4]

References

  1. ^ "Ajuntament d'Amposta". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  2. ^ "El municipi en xifres: Amposta". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  3. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  4. ^ "GR 92: Sender de la Mediterrània" [GR 92: Mediterranean Path]. www.catalunya.com (in Catalan). Archived from the original on 7 November 2022. Retrieved 7 November 2022.

External links

  • Ajuntament d'Amposta
  • Government data pages (in Catalan)


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