Deltebre is a
municipality in the
''comarca'' of the
Baix Ebre in
Catalonia, Spain. It was created in 1977 when the communities of Jesús i Maria and la Cava seceded from the municipality of
Tortosa. The municipality occupies much of the northern half of the
Ebre Delta
The Ebro Delta ( ca, Delta de l'Ebre, ; es, Delta del Ebro, ) is the delta region of the Ebro River ( ca, Ebre, links=no, es, Ebro, links=no) in the southwest of the Province of Tarragona in the region of Catalonia in Spain. It is located on t ...
, on the left bank of the river. The cultivation of
rice and
tourism are the major industries. The T-340 road links the municipality with Tortosa and the rest of the ''comarca'', while
barges cross the river to
Sant Jaume d'Enveja
Sant Jaume d'Enveja is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of the Montsià in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated in the southern half of the Ebro Delta, on the right bank of the river. The municipality was created in 1978: previously the territo ...
.
Twin towns
*
Reinosa, Spain
References
* Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989). ''Guia de Catalunya'', Barcelona: Caixa de Catalunya. (Spanish). (Catalan).
External links
Official website The municipality and tourism boardGovernment data pages
Municipalities in Baix Ebre
Populated places in Baix Ebre
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