Vilaplana

Municipality in Catalonia, Spain
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41°13′46″N 1°2′3″E / 41.22944°N 1.03417°E / 41.22944; 1.03417CountrySpainAutonomous communityCataloniaProvinceTarragonaComarcaBaix CampGovernment
 • MayorTomàs Bigorra Munté (2015)[1]Area • Total23.2 km2 (9.0 sq mi)Elevation
366 m (1,201 ft)Population
 (2018)[3]
 • Total579 • Density25/km2 (65/sq mi)Demonym(s)Vilaplanenc, vilaplanencaWebsitewww.vilaplana.oasi.org

Vilaplana is a municipality in the comarca of Baix Camp, in the province of Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain.

The Serra de la Mussara, a subrange of the Prades Mountains rises north of the town. This mountain range is named after the abandoned village of La Mussara, located in the Vilaplana municipal term.

The church is dedicated to Mare de Déu de la Llet, the breastfeeding Virgin Mary.

See also

  • Prades Mountains

References

  1. ^ "Ajuntament de Vilaplana". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  2. ^ "El municipi en xifres: Vilaplana". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  3. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  • Tomàs Bonell, Jordi; Descobrir Catalunya, poble a poble, Prensa Catalana, Barcelona, 1994

External links

  • Media related to Vilaplana at Wikimedia Commons
  • Vilaplana Town Hall webpage
  • Government data pages (in Catalan)
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