Montsià

Montsià
Comarca
Coat of arms
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Catalonia
Region	Terres de l'Ebre
Province	Tarragona
Capital	Amposta
Municipalities	List Alcanar, Amposta, Freginals, La Galera, Godall, Mas de Barberans, Masdenverge, Sant Carles de la Ràpita, Sant Jaume d'Enveja, Santa Bàrbara, La Sénia, Ulldecona
Government
• Body	Montsià Comarcal Council
• President	Sergi Guimerà (PSC)
Area
• Total	735.5 km2 (284.0 sq mi)
Population  (2014)
• Total	69,613
• Density	95/km2 (250/sq mi)
Demonym
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Largest municipality	Amposta

Montsià (Western Catalan: [monsiˈa]) is a comarca (county) of the Terres de l'Ebre region, in Catalonia (Spain). It is the southernmost comarca and its capital and largest city is Amposta.

History

Almost all Montsià municipalities are part of the Taula del Sénia free association or mancomunitat (commonwealth).

Municipalities

Municipality	Population (2014)	Area km2
Alcanar	9,637	47.1
Amposta	21,197	138.3
Freginals	405	17.6
La Galera	800	27.5
Godall	673	33.6
Mas de Barberans	619	78.8
Masdenverge	1,106	14.6
La Ràpita	15,003	53.7
Sant Jaume d'Enveja	3,555	60.8
Santa Bàrbara	3,821	28.2
La Sénia	5,893	108.4
Ulldecona	6,904	126.9
• Total: 12	69,613	735.5

See also

• Serra del Montsià
• Terres de l'Ebre

External links

• Montsià travel guide from Wikivoyage
• Official comarcal web site (in Catalan)