Deltebre
Appearance
Deltebre | |
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Coordinates: 40°43′18″N 0°43′23″E / 40.72167°N 0.72306°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Community | ![]() |
Province | Tarragona |
Comarca | Baix Ebre |
Government | |
• Mayor | Lluis Soler Panisello (2015)[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 107.4 km2 (41.5 sq mi) |
Elevation | 6 m (20 ft) |
Population (2018)[3] | |
• Total | 11,505 |
• Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
Demonym | Deltebrenc |
Website | deltebre |
Deltebre (Catalan pronunciation: [delˈteβɾe]) is a municipality in the comarca of the Baix Ebre in Catalonia, Spain. It was created in 1977 when the communities of Jesús i Maria and la Cava seceded from the municipality of Tortosa. It has a population of 11,951 (register office, 2024) .
The municipality occupies much of the northern half of the Ebre Delta, on the left bank of the river. The cultivation of rice and tourism are the major industries. The T-340 road links the municipality with Tortosa and the rest of the comarca, while barges cross the river to Sant Jaume d'Enveja.
Twin towns
[edit]Reinosa, Spain
References
[edit]- ^ "Ajuntament de Deltebre". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
- ^ "El municipi en xifres: Deltebre". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989). Guia de Catalunya, Barcelona: Caixa de Catalunya. ISBN 84-87135-01-3 (Spanish). ISBN 84-87135-02-1 (Catalan).
External links
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- Official website (in Catalan)
- The municipality and tourism board
- Government data pages (in Catalan)