Calafell

Calafell
Municipality
Calafell beach
Coat of arms
Calafell Location in Catalonia
Coordinates: 41.202°N 1.57°E / 41.202; 1.57
Country	Spain
Community	Catalonia
Province	Tarragona
Comarca	Baix Penedès
Government
• Mayor	Ramon Ferré Solé (2015)[1]
Area [2]
• Total	20.4 km^2 (7.9 sq mi)
Population  (2018)[3]
• Total	25,444
• Density	1,200/km^2 (3,200/sq mi)
Website	calafell.cat

Calafell (Catalan pronunciation: [kələˈfeʎ]) is a village in the province of Tarragona and autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain.

Tourism

The town is located at the heart of the Baix Penedès region; the gateway to the Costa Daurada, its economy depends heavily on tourism.^[4] There are also notable historical sites like the Iberian Citadel and the Casa Barral Museum (house that belonged to Carlos Barral).^[5]

The GR 92 long distance footpath, which roughly follows the length of the Mediterranean coast of Spain, has a staging point at Calafell. Stage 23 links northwards to Vilanova i la Geltrú, a distance of 13.4 kilometres (8.3 mi), whilst stage 24 links southwards to Torredembarra, a distance of 15.0 kilometres (9.3 mi).^[6]

References

1. "Ajuntament de Calafell". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
2. "El municipi en xifres: Calafell". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
3. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
4. "Home".
5. "Inici". calafellhistoric.org. Retrieved 2020-05-09.
6. "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.

External links

• Calafell – On the route of the castles in Camp de Tarragona region – part I., in Catalonia, Spain (in English)
• Government data pages (in Catalan)