Alcanar

Alcanar
Alcanar's harbour
Alcanar's harbour
Flag of Alcanar
Coat of arms of Alcanar
Alcanar is located in Province of Tarragona
Alcanar
Alcanar
Location of Alcanar
Alcanar is located in Catalonia
Alcanar
Alcanar
Alcanar (Catalonia)
Alcanar is located in Spain
Alcanar
Alcanar
Alcanar (Spain)
Coordinates: 40°32′38″N 0°28′55″E / 40.544°N 0.482°E / 40.544; 0.482
Country Spain
Autonomous community Catalonia
ProvinceTarragona
ComarcaMontsià
Government
 • MayorAlfons Montserrat Esteller (2015)[1] (ERC)
Area
 • Total47.1 km2 (18.2 sq mi)
Elevation
72 m (236 ft)
Population
 (2018)[3]
 • Total9,402
 • Density200/km2 (520/sq mi)
Demonymcanareus
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
43530
Websitewww.alcanar.cat
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Alcanar (Catalan pronunciation: [əlkəˈna]) is a Spanish municipality of the Catalan comarca of Montsià, in the Tarragona province. It is a coastal town on the Mediterranean Sea. The Serra del Montsià range and its foothills rise above the town and its surroundings. According to data from 2006 its population is 9,620 inhabitants, although this increased the next year, to 9,969.[4] It is the southernmost town in Catalonia, located just north of the border with the municipality of Vinaròs which is in the province of Castellón and part of the region of Valencia.

  1. ^ "Ajuntament d'Alcanar". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  2. ^ "El municipi en xifres: Alcanar". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  3. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  4. ^ "Idescat: Alcanar" (in Catalan). Idescat. Retrieved 2008-05-19.