Priorat | |
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Country | Spain |
Autonomous community | Catalonia |
Region | Camp de Tarragona |
Province | Tarragona |
Capital | Falset |
Municipalities | List
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Government | |
• Body | Priorat Comarcal Council |
• President | Sergi Méndez (ERC) |
Area | |
• Total | 498.61 km2 (192.51 sq mi) |
Population (2017) | |
• Total | 9,345 |
• Density | 19/km2 (49/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Prioratí, prioratina |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Largest municipality | Falset |
Priorat (Western Catalan: [pɾi.oˈɾat]) is a comarca (county) in Camp de Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. The region is named due to the monastery of Scala Dei[1] which held many properties and the capital is now the town of Falset.