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Flix | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Flix Location in Catalonia | |
| Coordinates: 41°14′02″N 0°33′22″E / 41.234°N 0.556°E | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Community |  Catalonia |
| Province | Tarragona |
| Comarca | Ribera d'Ebre |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Marc Mur Bages (2015)[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 116.9 km2 (45.1 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 48 m (157 ft) |
| Population (2018)[3] | |
| • Total | 3,491 |
| • Density | 30/km2 (77/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Flixenc |
| Website | flix |
Flix (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈfliʃ]) is a town in the comarca of Ribera d'Ebre, Catalonia, Spain.[4] Situated on a promontory by the Ebro river, the town occupied an important strategic position. Situated on the Madrid–Barcelona railway line, it expanded in the early twentieth century with the construction of a hydroelectric power station in 1948 and a large chemical plant, Electroquímica de Flix.
One of the main tourist attractions is fishing in the horseshoe-shaped bend in the river (day ticket). Every year there is a large international fishing competition in Flix.
- ^ "Ajuntament de Flix". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
- ^ "El municipi en xifres: Flix". 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).