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ItalianoL'Ampolla | |
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 Ampolla harbour, with Serra del Montsià behind | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  L'Ampolla Location in Catalonia | |
| Coordinates: 40°48′51″N 0°42′36″E / 40.81417°N 0.71000°E | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Community |  Catalonia |
| Province | Tarragona |
| Comarca | Baix Ebre |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Francesc Arasa Pascual (2015)[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 35.6 km2 (13.7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 8 m (26 ft) |
| Population (2018)[3] | |
• Total | 3,280 |
| • Density | 92/km2 (240/sq mi) |
| Demonyms | Ampoller, ampollera |
| Website | ampolla |
L'Ampolla (Catalan pronunciation: [lamˈpoʎa]) is a municipality in the comarca of the Baix Ebre in Catalonia, Spain. It was created in 1990 by the division of the municipality of el Perelló. It has a population of 3,681 (register office, 2024) 
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It is situated on the coast south of l'Ametlla de Mar, and is an important tourist centre and minor fishing port. The town is served by the A-7 autopista, the N-340 coast road and by a station on the RENFE railway line between Tarragona and Valencia.
The GR 92 long-distance footpath, which roughly follows the length of the Mediterranean coast of Spain, has a staging point at L'Ampolla. Stage 29 links northwards to L'Ametlla de Mar, a distance of 15.3 kilometres (9.5 mi), whilst stage 30 links southwards to Amposta, a distance of 16.3 kilometres (10.1 mi).[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Ajuntament de l'Ampolla". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
- ^ "El municipi en xifres: L'Ampolla". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ "GR 92: Sender de la Mediterrània" [GR 92: Mediterranean Path]. www.catalunya.com (in Catalan). Archived from the original on 7 November 2022. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
Bibliography
[edit]- Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989). Guia de Catalunya, Barcelona: Caixa de Catalunya. ISBN 84-87135-01-3 (Spanish). ISBN 84-87135-02-1 (Catalan).
External links
[edit]- Official website (in Catalan)
- Government data pages (in Catalan)
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