La Ràpita
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Vinony's link graph records 234 inbound references to La Ràpita, and connects out to Santa Bàrbara, Spain and rice.
The entry is geolocated on the map in CT.
It is catalogued under the topic Municipalities in Montsià.
Vinony links it to 39 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Country
- Spain
- Community
- Catalonia
- Province
- Tarragona
- Comarca
- Montsià
- Mayor
- Josep Carles Caparrós García (2015)
- Total
- 53.7 km (20.7 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 11 m (36 ft)
- Density
- 300/km (777/sq mi)
- Demonym s
- Rapitenc, rapitenca
- Website
- www .larapita .cat
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- municipality of Spain
- Official name
- la Ràpita
- Demonym
- rapitenca
- Country
- Spain
- Located in
- Montsià
- Official language
- Spanish
- Population
- 15046
- Area
- 53.70
- Elevation
- 11
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Body of water
- Mediterranean Sea
- Shares border with
- Alcanar
- Official website
- larapita.cat
- Image
- Sant Carles de la Ràpita.jpg
- Licence plate code
- T
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- Commons category
- La Ràpita (Montsià)
- postal code
- 43540
- topic's main category
- Category:La Ràpita (Montsià)
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in La Ràpita (Montsià)
- male population
- 7238
- female population
- 7551
- P8168
- 5th Goya Awards
via Wikidata · CC0
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Encyclopedic overview
La Ràpita ( Western Catalan: [la ˈrapita]) is a town in the area of the Montsià in Catalonia, Spain. The town covers a portion of the south-west of the Ebro Delta, including el Trabucador isthmus and la Banya peninsula, which close off a salt water lagoon known as the Port dels Alfacs. The town of La Ràpita is situated on the coast near the mouth of the lagoon. It was founded by Charles III of Spain as a port to serve trade with the Spanish colonies, and constructed in the neoclassical style of the period. However, much of the town remained uncompleted after Charles' death.
La Ràpita is part of the Taula del Sénia free association of municipalities. It is known for the production of rice and salt, and is also an important fishing port, particularly for shellfish and prawns, and a tourist centre. In the early years of the present century, the town experienced a huge urban development due to the construction of many apartments and residential buildings.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “La Ràpita” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.