Godall

Godall
Municipality
Godall village

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Godall
Location in Catalonia
Coordinates: 40°39′25″N 0°28′13″E / 40.65694°N 0.47028°E / 40.65694; 0.47028Coordinates: 40°39′25″N 0°28′13″E / 40.65694°N 0.47028°E / 40.65694; 0.47028
Country Spain
Autonomous Community Catalonia
Province Tarragona
Comarca Montsià
Government
 • Mayor Teresa Esmel Casanova (2015)[1]
Area[2]
 • Total 33.6 km2 (13.0 sq mi)
Elevation 168 m (551 ft)
Population (2014)[1]
 • Total 673
 • Density 20/km2 (52/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Godallenc, godallenca
Website www.godall.altanet.org

Godall is a municipality in the Montsià comarca, Tarragona Province, Catalonia, Spain. Godall gives its name to the Serra de Godall, a moderately high and smooth calcareous mountain range that rises above the town. Local legend says that the village originated when people built a new settlement after abandoning the destroyed village of Merades, located within Godall's municipal term.[3] The main economic activity is agriculture, particularly the growing of olive, carob, and almond trees. Godall has lost more than half its inhabitants since the first half of the 20th century when population reached a high of 1,700.

Godall is part of the Taula del Sénia free association of municipalities. In 2009 its population was 841.

References

  1. 1 2 "Ajuntament de Godall". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  2. ↑ "El municipi en xifres: Godall". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  3. ↑ Ajuntament de Godall - Ubicació


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