Baix Camp

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Baix Camp
Flag of Baix Camp Coat of arms of Baix Camp.
Location of Baix Camp
 Capital Reus
 Province Tarragona
 Largest city: Reus
 Demonym:  
 Population: 145,675 (2001) inhabitants.
 Area: 695.3 km²
 Population Density: 209.5 people/km²
Municipalities
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L'Albiol L'Aleixar
Alforja Almoster
Arbolí L'Argentera
Les Borges del Camp Botarell
Cambrils Capafonts
Castellvell del Camp Colldejou
Duesaigües La Febró
Maspujols Mont-roig del Camp
Montbrió del Camp Prades
Pratdip Reus
Riudecanyes Riudecols
Riudoms La Selva del Camp
Vandellòs i l'Hospitalet de l'Infant Vilanova d'Escornalbou
Vilaplana Vinyols i els Arcs

Coordinates: 41°06′N 1°06′E / 41.1, 1.1 Baix Camp is a comarca of Catalonia in northeastern Spain. It is one of the three comarques into which Camp de Tarragona was divided in the comarcal division of 1936.

Baix Camp is located on the coast, between Tarragonès to the northeast and Baix Ebre to the south. It also borders the comarques of Priorat, Ribera d'Ebre, Conca de Barberà, Alt Camp, and Tarragonès.

[edit] Municipalities

After the capital Reus, the major cities are Cambrils and Mont-roig del Camp; other significant towns are Riudoms and Selva del Camp.

Smaller municipalities:

  • North of Reus, at the foot of Puig d'en Cama: Castellvell del Camp and Almoster.
  • In the mountains of Prades: Prades, Capafonts, Arbolí, and l'Albiol.
  • In the valley of the river Maspujols: Vilaplana, l'Aleixar, and Maspujols.
  • In the valley of the river d'Alforja: Alforja, les Borges del Camp, and Vinyols i els Arcs.
  • Between the ranges of Puig Marí and Puig-server: Riudecols.
  • In the valley of the ravine of Ànima Blanca: Montbrió del Camp, and Botarell.
  • Near Mont-roig del Camp: Vilanova d'Escornalbou, Colldejou, and la Torre de Fontaubella
  • At the western edge of the comarca: Pratdip and the municipality of Vandellòs i l'Hospitalet de l'Infant.

[edit] List of municipalities

Populations are from 2001.

  • L'Albiol - pop. 192
  • L'Aleixar - pop. 728
  • Alforja - pop. 1344
  • Almoster - pop. 945
  • Arbolí - pop. 120
  • L'Argentera - pop. 145
  • Les Borges del Camp - pop. 1620
  • Botarell - pop. 736
  • Cambrils - pop. 21,000
  • Capafonts - pop. 116
  • Castellvell del Camp - pop. 1537
  • Colldejou - pop. 186
  • Duesaigües - pop. 201
  • La Febró - pop. 62
  • Maspujols - pop. 496
  • Mont-roig del Camp - pop. 6753
  • Montbrió del Camp - pop. 1492
  • Prades - pop. 561
  • Pratdip - pop. 532
  • Reus - pop. 99505
  • Riudecanyes - pop. 734
  • Riudecols - pop. 984
  • Riudoms - pop. 5.257
  • La Selva del Camp - pop. 4290
  • Vandellòs i l'Hospitalet de l'Infant - pop. 4373
  • Vilanova d'Escornalbou - pop. 442
  • Vilaplana - pop. 559
  • Vinyols i els Arcs - pop. 1264

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