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Tarragona | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of Tarragona | |
 Location in Tarragonès county | |
  Tarragona Location within Catalonia  Tarragona Location within Spain | |
| Coordinates: 41°07′03″N 01°15′10″E / 41.11750°N 1.25278°E | |
| Sovereign state | Spain |
| Community | Catalonia |
| Region | Camp de Tarragona |
| County | Tarragonès |
| Province | Tarragona |
| Founded | 5th century BC |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Rubén Viñuales (2023) (PSC) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 57.9 km2 (22.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation (AMSL) | 68 m (223 ft) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
| • Total | 141,542 |
| • Density | 2,400/km2 (6,300/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 43001–43008 |
| Area code | +34 (E) + 977 (T) |
| Climate | Csa |
| Website | www |
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Tarragona (Catalan: [tərəˈɣonə], Spanish: [taraˈɣona] ; Latin: Tarraco) is a coastal city and municipality in Catalonia (Spain). It is the capital and largest town of Tarragonès county, the Camp de Tarragona region and the province of Tarragona. Geographically, it is located on the Costa Daurada area on the Mediterranean shore.
During the period of the Roman Empire, it was one of the most prominent cities of the Iberian Peninsula, as the capital, successively, of the Roman provinces of Hispania Citerior and Hispania Tarraconensis.
The Archaeological Complex of Tàrraco is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
- ^ "El municipi en xifres: Tarragona". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Archived from the original on 3 May 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
- ^ "Estadístiques de població". www.tarragona.cat (in Catalan). Retrieved 8 December 2023.