| La Torre de l'Espanyol | |
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|   La Torre de l'Espanyol Location in the Province of Tarragona   La Torre de l'Espanyol Location in Catalonia   La Torre de l'Espanyol Location in Spain | |
| Coordinates: 41°11′36″N 0°37′36″E / 41.19333°N 0.62667°E | |
| Country |  Spain | 
| Community |  Catalonia | 
| Province | Tarragona | 
| Comarca | Ribera d'Ebre | 
| Government | |
| • mayor | Joan Juncà Cubells (2015)[1] | 
| Area | |
| • Total | 27.9 km2 (10.8 sq mi) | 
| Elevation | 164 m (538 ft) | 
| Population  (2018)[3] | |
| • Total | 628 | 
| • Density | 23/km2 (58/sq mi) | 
| Demonym(s) | Torredà, torredana | 
| Website | torredelespanyol | 
La Torre de l'Espanyol is a municipality in the comarca of Ribera d'Ebre, Tarragona Province, Catalonia, Spain.
Its name originated in the donation of a municipal charter to a person named Espanyol or Espaniol, a name of Occitan origin, in 1175.[4]
References
- ↑ "Ajuntament de la Torre de l'Espanyol". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
- ↑ "El municipi en xifres: La Torre de l'Espanyol". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
- ↑ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ↑ Manuel Bofarull i Terrades, Origen dels noms geogràfics de Catalunya: Pobles, rius, muntanyes, etc., editorial Millà, Barcelona, 1991, p.250 ISBN 84-7304-186-0
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