Amposta

Amposta
Municipality

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Amposta
Location in Catalonia
Coordinates: 40°42′38″N 0°34′51″E / 40.71056°N 0.58083°E / 40.71056; 0.58083Coordinates: 40°42′38″N 0°34′51″E / 40.71056°N 0.58083°E / 40.71056; 0.58083
Country  Spain
Autonomous community  Catalonia
Province Tarragona
Comarca Montsià
Government
 • mayor Adam Tomàs Roiget (2015)[1]
Area[2]
 • Total 138.3 km2 (53.4 sq mi)
Elevation 8 m (26 ft)
Population (2014)[1]
 • Total 21,197
 • Density 150/km2 (400/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Ampostí, -ina
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Climate Csa
Website www.amposta.cat

Amposta is the capital of the comarca of Montsià, in the province of Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain, 190 km south of Barcelona on the Mediterranean Coast. It is located at 8 metres above sea level, by the Ebre river, not far from its end. Its population was 18,841 in 2005.

References

  1. 1 2 "Ajuntament d'Amposta". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  2. ↑ "El municipi en xifres: Amposta". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.


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