Vila-seca | |
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Coordinates: 41°06′39″N 1°08′42″E / 41.11083°N 1.14500°E | |
Country | Spain |
Community | Catalonia |
Province | Tarragona |
Comarca | Tarragonès |
Government | |
• Type | Mayor–council |
• Body | Ajuntament de Vila-seca |
• Mayor | Josep Poblet Tous (2015)[1] (CiU) |
Area | |
• Total | 21.6 km2 (8.3 sq mi) |
Elevation (AMSL) | 42 m (138 ft) |
Population (2018)[3] | |
• Total | 22,107 |
• Density | 1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | vila-secà, vila-secana vila-secano, vila-secana |
Postal code | 43480 |
Area code | +34 (Spain) 977 (Province) |
Website | vila-seca |
Vila-seca (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈbilə ˈsɛkə]; literally 'Dry-town') is a municipality of the comarca of Tarragonès, in the province of Tarragona, in Catalonia, Spain. The historical name was Vila-seca de Solcina and since the 80's known as Vila-seca i Salou until Salou was segregated from Vila-seca on 1989, however the municipality includes the urban areas of La Plana and La Pineda. Vila-seca has a large petrochemical complex shared with Tarragona and La Canonja, including Repsol complex in El Morell makes one of the greatest petrochemical areas of Europe like Ludwigshafen am Rhein.