Terra Alta

Terra Alta
Terra Alta
	— Comarca —
	; Coat of arms
	; Coat of arms
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Catalonia
Province	Tarragona
Capital	Gandesa
Municipalities	List Arnes, Batea, Bot, Caseres, Corbera d'Ebre, La Fatarella, Gandesa, Horta de Sant Joan, El Pinell de Brai, La Pobla de Massaluca, Prat de Comte, Vilalba dels Arcs;
	Area
• Total	740.0 km2 (285.7 sq mi)
	Population (2001)
• Total	12,196
• Density	16.5/km2 (42.7/sq mi)
Demonym
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code
Largest municipality	Gandesa

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For the Terra Alta wine region, see Terra Alta (DO).

Terra Alta (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈtɛrə ˈaɫtə], locally: [ˈtɛra ˈaɫta]) is a sparsely populated inland comarca (county) in Catalonia, Spain. Its capital is Gandesa. It is also known as Castellania, a name dating back to its medieval status as a fiefdom held by the Order of Knights of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem under the Crown of Aragon.

[edit] Municipalities

Population figures are for 2002.