La Riba

Municipality in Catalonia, Spain
Coat of arms of La Riba
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41°19′11″N 1°10′44″E / 41.31972°N 1.17889°E / 41.31972; 1.17889CountrySpainAutonomous communityCataloniaProvinceTarragonaComarcaAlt CampGovernment
 • MayorJoan de Lapuente Lladó (2015)[1]Area • Total8.0 km2 (3.1 sq mi)Elevation
263 m (863 ft)Population
 (2018)[3]
 • Total576 • Density72/km2 (190/sq mi)DemonymRibetàPostal code
43450
Websitewww.riba.altanet.org

La Riba is a municipality in the comarca of Alt Camp, Tarragona, Catalonia, in north-eastern Spain.

The Prades Mountains are located near this municipality. From this foundation in the 12th century, the population has several water mills, for making of flour and paper. The paper industry is still the primary economic activity.

References

  1. ^ "Ajuntament de la Riba". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  2. ^ "El municipi en xifres: La Riba". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  3. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  • 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

  • Media related to La Riba at Wikimedia Commons
  • Official website
  • La Riba information
  • Government data pages (in Catalan)
Places adjacent to La Riba
Montblanc
Vilaverd
Mont-ral
La Riba
Valls
Alcover
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