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La Torre de l'Espanyol

Coordinates: 41°11′36″N 0°37′36″E / 41.19333°N 0.62667°E / 41.19333; 0.62667
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La Torre de l'Espanyol
Flag of La Torre de l'Espanyol
La Torre de l'Espanyol is located in Province of Tarragona
La Torre de l'Espanyol
La Torre de l'Espanyol
Location in the Province of Tarragona
La Torre de l'Espanyol is located in Catalonia
La Torre de l'Espanyol
La Torre de l'Espanyol
Location in Catalonia
La Torre de l'Espanyol is located in Spain
La Torre de l'Espanyol
La Torre de l'Espanyol
Location in Spain
Coordinates: 41°11′36″N 0°37′36″E / 41.19333°N 0.62667°E / 41.19333; 0.62667
Country Spain
Community Catalonia
ProvinceTarragona
ComarcaRibera d'Ebre
Government
 • mayorJoan Juncà Cubells (2015)[1]
Area
 • Total
27.9 km2 (10.8 sq mi)
Elevation
164 m (538 ft)
Population
 (2018)[3]
 • Total
628
 • Density23/km2 (58/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Torredà, torredana
Websitetorredelespanyol.cat

La Torre de l'Espanyol is a municipality in the comarca of Ribera d'Ebre, Tarragona Province, Catalonia, Spain.

Its name originated in the donation of a municipal charter to a person named Espanyol or Espaniol, a name of Occitan origin, in 1175.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Ajuntament de la Torre de l'Espanyol". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  2. ^ "El municipi en xifres: La Torre de l'Espanyol". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  3. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  4. ^ Manuel Bofarull i Terrades, Origen dels noms geogràfics de Catalunya: Pobles, rius, muntanyes, etc., editorial Millà, Barcelona, 1991, p.250 ISBN 84-7304-186-0
  • 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).