Flix

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This article is about the town in Catalonia. For other uses, see Flix (disambiguation).

Flix

Location

General information

Province

Tarragona

Comarca

Ribera d'Ebre

Demonym

Flixanco, flixanca

Land Area

116.9 km²

Altitude

48 m AMSL

Population

4,006 (2007)

Density

34.26 hab./km²

Mayor

Pere Muñoz i Hernández

Flix train station

Flix (pronounced [ˈfliʃ]) is a town in comarca of Ribera d'Ebre, Catalonia. Situated on a promontory by the Ebre (Ebro) river, the town occupied an important strategic position. Situated on the Madrid–Barcelona railway line, it expanded in the early twentieth century with the construction of a hydroelectric power station and an important chemical works (Electroquímica de Flix).

There is good fishing in the horseshoe-shaped bend in the river (day ticket). Every year there is a large international fishing competition at Flix. Flix is a little upstream from Ascó where excellent fishing can be enjoyed in scenic surroundings.

[edit] Demography

1900	1930	1950	1970	1986	2007
2516	3374	4272	5116	5003	4006

[edit] References

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).

[edit] External links

Official website (Catalan)
Information - Generalitat de Catalunya (Catalan)
Statistical information - Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya (Catalan)

v • d • e Municipalities of Ribera d'Ebre

Ascó · Benissanet · Flix · Garcia · Ginestar · Miravet · Móra d'Ebre · Móra la Nova · La Palma d'Ebre · Rasquera · Riba-roja d'Ebre · Tivissa · La Torre de l'Espanyol · Vinebre