La Riba (Catalan pronunciation: [lə ˈriβɛ]) is a municipality in the comarca of Alt Camp, Tarragona, Catalonia, in north-eastern Spain.
La Riba | |
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Coordinates: 41°19′11″N 1°10′44″E / 41.31972°N 1.17889°E | |
Country | Spain |
Autonomous community | Catalonia |
Province | Tarragona |
Comarca | Alt Camp |
Government | |
• Mayor | Joan de Lapuente Lladó (2015)[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 8.0 km2 (3.1 sq mi) |
Elevation | 263 m (863 ft) |
Population (2018)[3] | |
• Total | 576 |
• Density | 72/km2 (190/sq mi) |
Demonym | Ribetà |
Postal code | 43450 |
Website | www |
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
edit- ^ "Ajuntament de la Riba". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
- ^ "El municipi en xifres: La Riba". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
- ^ 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
edit- Media related to La Riba at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
- La Riba information
- Government data pages (in Catalan)