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Tarragona

Administration
Full nameTarragona
Settlement typeCity
CountrySpain
Autonomous CommunityCatalonia
ProvinceTarragona
ComarcaTarragonès
Founded5th century BC
Government
MayorJosep Fèlix Ballesteros
Geography
Total Area70.1 sq mi (181.60 km2)
Elevation223.1 ft (68 m)
Demography
Total Population155139 (2009)
Density (pop.)auto/km2 (0/sq mi)
Other information
Time zoneCET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code43001 - 43008
Area code+34 (Spain) + (Tarragona)

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Tarragona (-catərəˈɣonəlang, -estaraˈɣonalang) is a city located in the south of Catalonia on the north-east of Spain, by the Mediterranean. It is the capital of the Spanish province of the same name and the capital of the Catalan comarca Tarragonès. In the medieval and modern times it was the capital of the Vegueria of Tarragona. As of the 2009 census, the city had a population of 155,323, and the population of the entire metropolitan area was estimated to be 675,921.

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Mayor requests 'uncivil' immigrants be denied residence - Euro Weekly News Tweet this news
Euro Weekly News--THE Mayor of -Tarragona-, in north-east Spain , has requested that the government take into account the opinion of town halls when deciding whether to grant ... - Date : Fri, 14 Jan 2011 10:18:15 GMT+00:00
First peek at Ridley Scott-produced YouTube movie, Life in a Day - Metro Tweet this news
Metro--The 80-second clip shows a young girl climbing a tower of people while wearing a helmet, in San Jaume dels Domenys, -Tarragona-, Spain. ... - Date : Mon, 10 Jan 2011 12:25:43 GMT+00:00
YouTube offers first glimpe of crowd-sourced documentary - The Vine Tweet this news
The Vine---...- del Hoyoa of Spain, features a young girl climbing a “human castle” in the small town of San Jaume dels Domenys in -Tarragona-, a Spanish province. ... - Date : Mon, 10 Jan 2011 02:23:57 GMT+00:00
Police officer caught on camera at almost twice the speed limit - The Reader Tweet this news
The Reader--The accused, from Reus, was snapped doing 191 kilometres per hour on the A-7 just outside -Tarragona- city heading north on October 9, 2010. ... - Date : Sun, 09 Jan 2011 07:09:03 GMT+00:00
'Life In A Day': Documentary By Oscar-Winning Director Filmed By Thousands Of ... - Huffington Post Tweet this news
Huffington Post---...- Toniu Xou and Patricia Marinez, shows a young girl climbing a human castle in the town of San Jaume dels Domenys in the Spanish province of -Tarragona-. ... - Date : Thu, 06 Jan 2011 21:03:43 GMT+00:00
Speeding Catalan policeman caught by colleagues' speed trap - Typically Spanish Tweet this news
Typically Spanish---...- 2011 - 6:38 PM An off duty policeman faces criminal charges after he was caught driving at more than double the speed limit on a motorway in -Tarragona-. ... - Date : Thu, 06 Jan 2011 17:42:56 GMT+00:00
FOR THE RECORD, Jan. 6 - Pensacola News Journal Tweet this news
Pensacola News Journal--John Lawrence Thames, 47, 3200 block of North -Tarragona- Street, resisting a law enforcement officer without violence, possessing cocaine. ... - Date : Thu, 06 Jan 2011 07:07:36 GMT+00:00
Sastre to begin with Tour of Murcia, undecided about riding Giro d'Italia - VeloNation Tweet this news
VeloNation--Before all that, he and the team will meet up at a training camp in Vilaseca (-Tarragona-), running from 8 to 15 January. Sastre and Menchov will leave ... - Date : Wed, 05 Jan 2011 18:38:25 GMT+00:00
Sundance Films: "Life in a Day" Clips Released - 24 Hour Business News (press release) Tweet this news
24 Hour Business News (press release)---...- Marinez del Hoyoa of Spain, a young girl climbs a human castle in the small town of San Jaume dels Domenys in the Spanish province of -Tarragona-. ... - Date : Thu, 06 Jan 2011 11:35:27 GMT+00:00
Catalans get ready to consume over 850000 special King cakes - Catalan News Agency Tweet this news
Catalan News Agency---...- of Catalan bakers and confectioners Catalans, about 600000 Kings' cake will be sold in Barcelona itself, and 100000 and 150000 in Lleida and -Tarragona-. ... - Date : Wed, 05 Jan 2011 18:05:05 GMT+00:00

Municipalities of Tarragonès

Altafulla * El Catllar * Constantí * Creixell * El Morell * La Nou de Gaià * Els Pallaresos * Perafort * La Pobla de Mafumet * La Pobla de Montornès * Renau * La Riera de Gaià * Roda de Barà * Salomó * Salou * La Secuita * Tarragona * Torredembarra * Vespella de Gaià * Vila-seca * Vilallonga del Camp

World Heritage Sites in Spain

North West|North West |
North EastCaves of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spainup|1 * Mudéjar Architecture of Aragon * Pyrénées - Mont Perduup|2 * Rock-Art on the Iberian Peninsulaup|1 * Route of Santiago de Compostelaup|1 * San Millán Yuso and Suso Monasteries * Vizcaya Bridge
Community of MadridAranjuez Cultural Landscape * El Escorial * University and Historic Precinct of Alcalá de Henares
CentreArchaeological Ensemble of Mérida * Archaeological Site of Atapuerca * Ávila with its Extra-mural Churches * Burgos Cathedral * Cáceres * Cuenca * Las Médulas * Rock-Art on the Iberian Peninsulaup|1 * Route of Santiago de Compostelaup|1 * Salamanca * Santa María de Guadalupe * Segovia and its Aqueduct * Toledo
EastArchaeological Ensemble of Tárraco (Tarragona) * Catalan Romanesque Churches of the Vall de Boí * Ibiza (Biodiversity and Culture) * Palau de la Música Catalana and * Hospital de Sant Pau, Barcelona * Palmeral of Elche * Poblet Monastery * Rock-Art on the Iberian Peninsulaup|1 * Silk Exchange in Valencia * Works of Antoni Gaudí
SouthAlhambra, Generalife and Albayzín * Cathedral, Alcázar and Archivo de Indias, Seville * Córdoba * Doñana * Renaissance Monuments of Úbeda and Baeza * Rock-Art on the Iberian Peninsulaup|1
Canary IslandsGarajonay * San Cristóbal de La Laguna * Teide National Park



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