Rasquera

Rasquera (Catalan pronunciation: [rasˈkeɾa]) is a municipality in the comarca of Ribera d'Ebre in the province of Tarragona in Catalonia, Spain. It has a population of 792 (register office, 2024) .

Rasquera
Municipality
Coat of arms
Rasquera Location in Catalonia
Coordinates: 41°00′14″N 0°35′58″E
Country	Spain
Community	Catalonia
Province	Tarragona
Comarca	Ribera d'Ebre
Government
• Mayor	Josep Ramos Múrria (2019)[1]
Area [2]
• Total	51.3 km2 (19.8 sq mi)
Elevation	174 m (571 ft)
Population  (2024)[3]
• Total	792
• Density	15/km2 (40/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Rasquerà, rasquerana
Website	rasquera.cat

It is located at the feet of the Serra de Cardó close to Highway C-12.

The town is renowned for its basketwork and the production of "pastissets" a sweet pasty.

In 2012 the municipality voted to sign a 1.3 million euro deal with a cannabis association based in Barcelona, under which the municipality would lease land to the association to be used for growing the drug.^[4]