Alforja

Alforja
Alforja
Alforja
Coat of arms of Alforja
Alforja is located in Catalonia
Alforja
Alforja
Coordinates: 41°12′43″N 0°58′34″E / 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)
DemonymsAlforgenc, alforgenca
Websitealforja.cat
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Alforja (Catalan pronunciation: [əlˈfɔɾʒə]) is a municipality in the comarca of Baix Camp, in the province of Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain.

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.

  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.