Tarragona

Summary

Tarragona is a municipality of Catalonia^[1]. Tarragona has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Tarragona was a member of Ciudades Patrimonio de la Humanidad de España^[3].
• Tarragona was a member of Organization of World Heritage Cities^[4].
• Tarragona is located in Tarragonès^[5].
• Tarragona is in the country of Spain^[6].
• Tarragona is on the body of water Mediterranean Sea^[7].
• Tarragona is on the body of water Gaià River^[8].
• Tarragona is on the body of water Francolí River^[9].
• Tarragona's head of government is recorded as Rubén Viñuales^[10].
• Tarragona's instance of is recorded as municipality of Catalonia^[11].
• Tarragona's capital is recorded as Tarragona City^[12].
• Tarragona's official language is recorded as Catalan^[13].
• Tarragona's shares border with is recorded as Altafulla^[14].
• Tarragona's shares border with is recorded as La Canonja^[15].
• Tarragona's shares border with is recorded as El Catllar^[16].
• Tarragona's shares border with is recorded as Reus^[17].
• Tarragona's shares border with is recorded as La Riera de Gaià^[18].
• Tarragona's shares border with is recorded as Constantí^[19].
• Tarragona's shares border with is recorded as Els Pallaresos^[20].
• Tarragona's shares border with is recorded as Vila-seca^[21].
• Tarragona followed Colonia Iulia Urbs Triumphalis Tarraco^[22].
• Tarragona's twinned administrative body is recorded as Klagenfurt am Wörthersee^[23].
• Tarragona's twinned administrative body is recorded as Voiron^[24].
• Tarragona's twinned administrative body is recorded as Avignon^[25].
• Tarragona's twinned administrative body is recorded as Orléans^[26].
• Tarragona's twinned administrative body is recorded as Pozzuoli^[27].

Body

Geography

Tarragona is in the country of Spain^[6]. Tarragona is located in Tarragonès^[5]. Adjacent water bodies include Mediterranean Sea^[7], an adjacent sea^[28], in Spain^[29]; Gaià River^[8], a watercourse^[30], in Spain^[31]; and Francolí River^[9], a river^[32], in Spain^[33]. Tarragona is part of Q107556148^[34].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+133545'}^[35], {'amount': '+133954'}^[36], and {'amount': '+134085'}^[37].

Designation and Status

Tarragona's instance of is recorded as municipality of Catalonia^[11].

History and Context

Recorded inception include 1834^[38] and 1165^[39]. Tarragona's catalog code is recorded as 68^[40].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Tarragona include Tarragona railway station^[41], a railway station^[42], in Spain^[43], founded in 1856^[44].

Why It Matters

Tarragona has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Tarragona is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[45]

Entities named for Tarragona include Tarragona railway station^[41], a railway station^[42], in Spain^[43], founded in 1856^[44].