Valls
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For other uses, see Valls (disambiguation).
Valls (Catalan pronunciation: [baʎs]) is a city and municipality in the Camp de Tarragona region in Catalonia, Spain. It is the capital of the comarca of Alt Camp. In 2014, it had a population of 24,570.
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Coordinates: 41°17′18″N 1°15′7″E | |
Sovereign state | Spain |
Community | Catalonia |
Region | Camp de Tarragona |
County | Alt Camp |
Province | Tarragona |
Government | |
• Mayor | Dolors Farré i Cuadras (2019) (JxC) |
Area | |
• Total | 55.3 km2 (21.4 sq mi) |
Elevation | 215 m (705 ft) |
Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 24,156 |
• Density | 440/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | vallenc, -enca (pl. vallencs, -enques) |
Climate | Csa |
Website | valls |
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Valls is known for its calçots – a type of scallion or green onion – and the human towers tradition known as the castells. The town is the birthplace of the composer Robert Gerhard (1896–1970).