La Torre de l'Espanyol
La Torre de l'Espanyol is a municipality in the comarca of Ribera d'Ebre, Tarragona Province, Catalonia, Spain.
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| Coordinates: 41°11′36″N 0°37′36″E | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Community |  Catalonia |
| Province | Tarragona |
| Comarca | Ribera d'Ebre |
| Government | |
| • mayor | Joan Juncà Cubells (2015)[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 27.9 km2 (10.8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 164 m (538 ft) |
| Population (2018)[3] | |
| • Total | 628 |
| • Density | 23/km2 (58/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Torredà, torredana |
| Website | torredelespanyol |
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
- "Ajuntament de la Torre de l'Espanyol". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
- "El municipi en xifres: La Torre de l'Espanyol". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
- Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- 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
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