Terres de l'Ebre (, literally in English 'The Ebre Lands') is one of the seven territories defined by the Regional Plan of

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. It is located in the south-west of Catalonia, in the southern part of river

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, and will be formed by four comarques:

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Montsià Montsià () is the southernmost comarca (county) of Catalonia in Spain. Its capital and largest city is Amposta. History Almost all Montsià municipalities are part of the Taula del Sénia free association or mancomunitat (commonwealth). Munic ...

, Terra Alta and Ribera d'Ebre. The northern coastal limit of the territory is marked by the Coll de Balaguer, a natural limit with the Camp de Tarragona. It is a

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since 2013 being the second territory in Catalonia to be awarded with this recognition, the first one being the Montseny Massif.

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Geography of Catalonia Functional territorial sections of Catalonia {{Catalonia-geo-stub

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