Conca de Barberà (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈkoŋkə ðə βəɾβəˈɾa]) is a comarca (county) in the province of Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. Its total area is 650.24 km2 (251.1 sq mi). At its creation in 1936, it contained 23 municipalities, but in 1990, several of these were amalgamated; Rojals was combined with Montblanc, and Montbrió de la Marca was amalgamated with Sarral. Also in 1990, Vallfogona de Riucorb was moved from the Segarra comarca. This resulted in the current total of 22 municipalities.
The comarca of Conca de Barberà is divided into three geographical zones. The lowland sector consists of the physical Conca de Barberà region: the valleys of the Rivers Francolí and Anguera (Conca means a river valley, and Barberà is one of the principal villages in the valley).[1] The capital of the comarca, Montblanc is at the southern end of this sector at the confluence of these two rivers. The northern edge of the Conca is marked by the Serra del Tallat escarpment, which separates it from the Baixa Segarra ("Lower Segarra") region, and the south-western zone of the comarca is formed by the Prades Mountains, part of the Catalan Pre-Coastal Range. which straddle the border between Conca de Barberà and the adjoining comarcas of Alt Camp, Baix Camp, Garrigues and Priorat.[2] These rounded limestone outcrops are clad in forests of pine, oak and chestnut. The climate of the comarca is transitional between a Mediterranean climate and the continental inland climate. The rainfall averages 550 mm (21.7 in), mostly falling in spring and autumn. It can be foggy in winter and the temperature can rise to 38 °C (100 °F) in summer. The comarca has a rich and diverse flora and fauna.[3]
Wind power
The northern Serra del Tallat region is the site of several wind farms. When the Catalan Government’s Energy Plan 2006–2015 was prepared with proposals that affected the comarca of Conca de Barberà, opinion was divided. Some municipalities favoured the construction of the wind turbines as generating income which would benefit the community, while others objected to the imposition of such projects by the Catalan authorities without sufficient input by the affected municipalities.[4] In January 2012 it was announced that wind power production in Catalonia had reached 1,000 megawatts, enough to supply over four percent of Catalonia's power needs.[5]
conca, barberà, wine, region, catalan, pronunciation, ˈkoŋkə, ðə, βəɾβəˈɾa, comarca, county, province, tarragona, catalonia, spain, total, area, creation, 1936, contained, municipalities, 1990, several, these, were, amalgamated, rojals, combined, with, montbla. For the Conca de Barbera wine region see Conca de Barbera DO Conca de Barbera Catalan pronunciation ˈkoŋke de beɾbeˈɾa is a comarca county in the province of Tarragona Catalonia Spain Its total area is 650 24 km2 251 1 sq mi At its creation in 1936 it contained 23 municipalities but in 1990 several of these were amalgamated Rojals was combined with Montblanc and Montbrio de la Marca was amalgamated with Sarral Also in 1990 Vallfogona de Riucorb was moved from the Segarra comarca This resulted in the current total of 22 municipalities Conca de BarberaComarcaFlagCoat of armsCoordinates 41 22 01 N 1 09 00 E 41 367 N 1 15 E 41 367 1 15Country SpainAutonomous community CataloniaProvince TarragonaCapitalMontblancMunicipalitiesList Barbera de la Conca Blancafort Conesa Espluga de Francoli Fores Llorac Montblanc Passanant i Belltall Les Piles Pira Pontils Rocafort de Queralt Santa Coloma de Queralt Sarral Savalla del Comtat Senan Solivella Vallclara Vallfogona de Riucorb Vilanova de Prades Vilaverd Vimbodi i PobletArea Total650 2 km2 251 0 sq mi Population 2014 Total20 723 Density32 km2 83 sq mi Demonym Time zoneUTC 1 CET Summer DST UTC 2 CEST Largest municipalityMontblancWebsitewww concadebarbera cat Contents 1 Geography 2 Wind power 3 Municipalities 4 References 5 External linksGeography EditThe comarca of Conca de Barbera is divided into three geographical zones The lowland sector consists of the physical Conca de Barbera region the valleys of the Rivers Francoli and Anguera Conca means a river valley and Barbera is one of the principal villages in the valley 1 The capital of the comarca Montblanc is at the southern end of this sector at the confluence of these two rivers The northern edge of the Conca is marked by the Serra del Tallat escarpment which separates it from the Baixa Segarra Lower Segarra region and the south western zone of the comarca is formed by the Prades Mountains part of the Catalan Pre Coastal Range which straddle the border between Conca de Barbera and the adjoining comarcas of Alt Camp Baix Camp Garrigues and Priorat 2 These rounded limestone outcrops are clad in forests of pine oak and chestnut The climate of the comarca is transitional between a Mediterranean climate and the continental inland climate The rainfall averages 550 mm 21 7 in mostly falling in spring and autumn It can be foggy in winter and the temperature can rise to 38 C 100 F in summer The comarca has a rich and diverse flora and fauna 3 Wind power EditThe northern Serra del Tallat region is the site of several wind farms When the Catalan Government s Energy Plan 2006 2015 was prepared with proposals that affected the comarca of Conca de Barbera opinion was divided Some municipalities favoured the construction of the wind turbines as generating income which would benefit the community while others objected to the imposition of such projects by the Catalan authorities without sufficient input by the affected municipalities 4 In January 2012 it was announced that wind power production in Catalonia had reached 1 000 megawatts enough to supply over four percent of Catalonia s power needs 5 Municipalities EditMunicipality Population 2014 6 Areakm2 6 Barbera de la Conca 519 26 6Blancafort 413 14 5Conesa 122 29 0L Espluga de Francoli 3 836 57 0Fores 46 16 0Llorac 112 23 3Montblanc 7 359 91 1Passanant i Belltall 154 27 4Les Piles 214 22 4Pira 480 8 0Pontils 123 67 6Rocafort de Queralt 256 8 5Santa Coloma de Queralt 2 931 33 8Sarral 1 595 52 4Savalla del Comtat 65 14 8Senan 53 11 7Solivella 653 21 4Vallclara 116 13 6Vallfogona de Riucorb 99 10 9Vilanova de Prades 126 21 5Vilaverd 487 12 6Vimbodi i Poblet 964 66 1 Total 22 20 723 650 2References Edit la Conca de Barbera Gran Enciclopedia Catalana Retrieved 2015 10 14 Philip s Modern School Atlas George Philip amp Son 1973 p 37 ISBN 0 540 05278 7 Marius Domingo de Pedro 2005 Els ocells a la Conca de Barbera Cossetania Edicions pp 9 ISBN 978 84 9791 128 3 Giuseppe Munda 2007 Social Multi Criteria Evaluation for a Sustainable Economy Springer Science amp Business Media pp 48 ISBN 978 3 540 73703 2 Wind power production in Catalonia reaches 1 000 megawatts Catalan News Agency 25 January 2012 Retrieved 14 October 2015 a b El municipi en xifres Institut d Estadistica de Catalunya Retrieved 2015 05 25 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Conca de Barbera Official website in Catalan Information about Conca de Barbera on the site of the la Generalitat de Catalunya in Catalan 41 22 N 1 09 E 41 367 N 1 150 E 41 367 1 150 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Conca de Barbera amp oldid 1108524155, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
