Amposta

Amposta
Municipality

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Amposta

Location in Catalonia

Coordinates: 40°42′38″N 0°34′51″E / 40.71056°N 0.58083°E / 40.71056; 0.58083Coordinates: 40°42′38″N 0°34′51″E / 40.71056°N 0.58083°E / 40.71056; 0.58083
Country  Spain
Autonomous community  Catalonia
Province Tarragona
Comarca Montsià
Government
  mayor Adam Tomàs Roiget (2015)[1]
Area[2]
  Total 138.3 km2 (53.4 sq mi)
Elevation 8 m (26 ft)
Population (2014)[1]
  Total 21,197
  Density 150/km2 (400/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Ampostí, -ina
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Website www.amposta.cat

Amposta is the capital of the comarca of Montsià, in the province of Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain, one hundred km south of Barcelona on the Mediterranean Coast. It is located at 8 metres above sea level, by the Ebre river, not far from its end. Its population was 18,841 in 2005.

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