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Amposta
Municipality

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Amposta Location in Catalonia
Coordinates: 40°42′38″N 0°34′51″E / 40.71056°N 0.58083°E / 40.71056; 0.58083
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Catalonia
Province	Tarragona
Comarca	Montsià
Government
• mayor	Adam Tomàs Roiget (2015)^[1]
Area ^[2]
• Total	138.3 km² (53.4 sq mi)
Elevation	8 m (26 ft)
Population (2018)^[3]
• Total	20,606
• Density	150/km² (390/sq mi)
Demonyms	Ampostí, -ina
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Climate	Csa
Website	www.amposta.cat

Amposta (Catalan pronunciation: [amˈpɔsta]) is the capital of the comarca of Montsià, in the province of Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain, 190 km south of Barcelona on the Mediterranean Coast. It is located at 8 metres above sea level, on the Ebre river, not far from its mouth. Its population was 20,606 in 2018.

The GR 92 long distance footpath, which roughly follows the length of the Mediterranean coast of Spain, has a staging point at Amposta. Stage 30 links northwards to L'Ampolla, a distance of 16.3 kilometres (10.1 mi), whilst stage 31 links southwards to the Pont de l'Olivar, a distance of 25.4 kilometres (15.8 mi).^[4]

References

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^ "Ajuntament d'Amposta". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
^ "El municipi en xifres: Amposta". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
^ "GR 92: Sender de la Mediterrània" [GR 92: Mediterranean Path]. www.catalunya.com (in Catalan). Archived from the original on 7 November 2022. Retrieved 7 November 2022.

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Ajuntament d'Amposta
Government data pages (in Catalan)

Places adjacent to Amposta

Amposta

Sant Carles de la Ràpita

Balearic Sea

v t e Municipalities of the province of Tarragona
Aiguamúrcia Albinyana Alcanar Alcover Aldover Alfara de Carles Alforja Alió Almoster Altafulla Amposta Arbolí Arnes Ascó Banyeres del Penedès Barberà de la Conca Batea Bellmunt del Priorat Bellvei Benifallet Benissanet Blancafort Bonastre Bot Botarell Bràfim Cabacés Cabra del Camp Calafell Camarles Cambrils Capafonts Capçanes Caseres Castellvell del Camp Colldejou Conesa Constantí Corbera d'Ebre Cornudella de Montsant Creixell Cunit Deltebre Duesaigües El Catllar El Lloar El Masroig El Milà El Molar El Montmell El Morell El Perelló El Pinell de Brai El Pla de Santa Maria El Pont d'Armentera El Rourell El Vendrell Els Garidells Els Guiamets Els Pallaresos Falset Figuerola del Camp Flix Forès Freginals Gandesa Garcia Ginestar Godall Gratallops Horta de Sant Joan L'Albiol L'Aldea L'Aleixar L'Ametlla de Mar L'Ampolla L'Arboç L'Argentera L'Espluga de Francolí La Bisbal de Falset La Bisbal del Penedès La Canonja La Fatarella La Febró La Figuera La Galera La Masó La Morera de Montsant La Nou de Gaià La Palma d'Ebre La Pobla de Mafumet La Pobla de Massaluca La Pobla de Montornès La Riba La Riera de Gaià La Secuita La Selva del Camp La Sénia La Torre de Fontaubella La Torre de l'Espanyol La Vilella Alta La Vilella Baixa Les Borges del Camp Les Piles Llorac Llorenç del Penedès Margalef Marçà Mas de Barberans Masdenverge Masllorenç Maspujols Miravet Mont-ral Mont-roig del Camp Montblanc Montbrió del Camp Montferri Móra d'Ebre Móra la Nova Nulles Passanant i Belltall Paüls Perafort Pira Poboleda Pontils Porrera Pradell de la Teixeta Prades Prat de Comte Pratdip Puigpelat Querol Rasquera Renau Reus Riba-roja d'Ebre Riudecanyes Riudecols Riudoms Rocafort de Queralt Roda de Berà Rodonyà Roquetes Salomó Salou Sant Carles de la Ràpita Sant Jaume d'Enveja Sant Jaume dels Domenys Santa Bàrbara Santa Coloma de Queralt Santa Oliva Sarral Savallà del Comtat Senan Solivella Tarragona Tivenys Tivissa Torredembarra Torroja del Priorat Tortosa Ulldecona Ulldemolins Vallclara Vallfogona de Riucorb Vallmoll Valls Vandellòs i l'Hospitalet de l'Infant Vespella de Gaià Vila-rodona Vila-seca Vilabella Vilalba dels Arcs Vilallonga del Camp Vilanova d'Escornalbou Vilanova de Prades Vilaplana Vilaverd Vimbodí Vinebre Vinyols i els Arcs Xerta

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