Terra Alta (comarca)

Terra Alta
Coat of arms of Terra Alta
Country Spain
Autonomous community Catalonia
RegionTerres de l'Ebre
ProvinceTarragona
CapitalGandesa
Municipalities
Government
 • BodyTerra Alta Comarcal Council
 • PresidentLluís Agut (UPTAPSC) (2023-2025)
TBD (ERC) (2025-2027)
Area
 • Total743.0 km2 (286.9 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)
 • Total12,119
 • Density16/km2 (42/sq mi)
Demonym 
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Largest municipalityGandesa
Websitewww.terra-alta.cat

Terra Alta (Western Catalan: [ˈtɛra ˈalta]) is a sparsely populated inland comarca (county) in Terres de l'Ebre, Catalonia (Spain). Its capital is Gandesa. It is also known as Castellania, a name dating back to its medieval status as a fiefdom held by the Order of Knights of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem under the Crown of Aragon.


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