Montsià

Montsià
Montsià
Comarca
	Coat of arms
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Catalonia
Province	Tarragona
Capital	Amposta
Municipalities	List Alcanar, Amposta, Freginals, La Galera, Godall, Mas de Barberans, Masdenverge, Sant Carles de la Ràpita, Sant Jaume d'Enveja, Santa Bàrbara, La Sénia, Ulldecona;
Area
• Total	735.5 km2 (284.0 sq mi)
Population (2014)
• Total	69,613
• Density	95/km2 (250/sq mi)
Demonym
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Largest municipality	Amposta

Montsià (Catalan pronunciation: [munsiˈa]) is the southernmost comarca (county) of Catalonia in Spain. Its capital and largest city is Amposta.

History

The Montsià was first established as a separate administrative comarca in 1936 and was named after the Serra del Montsià mountain range (highest point 764 m). It is located at the southern end of Catalonia and the Sénia River marks the ancient boundary with the former Kingdom of Valencia. Many areas in this comarca have ancient passages and resting places of transhumant cattle herders, known locally as lligallos, that were very important in the past.

Almost all Montsià municipalities are part of the Taula del Sénia free association or mancomunitat (commonwealth).

Municipalities

Municipality	Population (2014)^[1]	Area km²^[1]
Alcanar	9,637	47.1
Amposta	21,197	138.3
Freginals	405	17.6
La Galera	800	27.5
Godall	673	33.6
Mas de Barberans	619	78.8
Masdenverge	1,106	14.6
Sant Carles de la Ràpita	15,003	53.7
Sant Jaume d'Enveja	3,555	60.8
Santa Bàrbara	3,821	28.2
La Sénia	5,893	108.4
Ulldecona	6,904	126.9
• Total: 12	69,613	735.5