Llorac () is a rural municipality and village in the
comarca
A ''comarca'' (, , , ) is a traditional region or local administrative division found in Portugal, Spain, and some of their former colonies, like Brazil, Nicaragua, and Panama. The term is derived from the term ''marca'', meaning a "march, mark ...
of
Conca de Barberà
Conca de Barberà () is a comarca (county) in the region of Camp de Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. Its total area is , and its capital is Montblanc.
At its creation in 1936, it contained 23 municipalities, but in 1990, several of these were amal ...
in the province of
Tarragona
Tarragona (, ; ) is a coastal city and municipality in Catalonia (Spain). It is the capital and largest town of Tarragonès county, the Camp de Tarragona region and the province of Tarragona. Geographically, it is located on the Costa Daurada ar ...
in
Catalonia
Catalonia is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a ''nationalities and regions of Spain, nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia of 2006, Statute of Autonomy. Most of its territory (except the Val d'Aran) is situate ...
, Spain.
The municipality includes the settlements of Llorac, Rauric, La Cirera, Albió, and Montargull. In total it has a population of .
A twice-daily bus route between
Barcelona
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and
Guimerà
Guimerà () is a municipality and village in the Comarques of Catalonia, comarca of Urgell in the province of Lleida in Catalonia, Spain. The village, the only settlement in the municipality, is situated on the banks of the Corb (river), Corb rive ...
traverses the municipality.
Economic activity includes the cultivation of
cereal
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s,
almond
The almond (''Prunus amygdalus'', Synonym (taxonomy)#Botany, syn. ''Prunus dulcis'') is a species of tree from the genus ''Prunus''. Along with the peach, it is classified in the subgenus ''Amygdalus'', distinguished from the other subgenera ...
s and
vines
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.
Garrotxa
Garrotxa () is a comarca (county) in the Girona region, Catalonia, Spain. Its population in 2016 was 55,999, more than half of them in the capital city of Olot. It is roughly equivalent to the historical County of Besalú.
Geography
Garrotx ...
and other cheeses are produced in Albió.
References
External links
Official websiteGovernment data pages
Municipalities in Conca de Barberà
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