Ulldecona

Ulldecona
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Ulldecona Location in Catalonia
Coordinates: 40°35′58″N 0°26′47″E / 40.59944°N 0.44639°E / 40.59944; 0.44639Coordinates: 40°35′58″N 0°26′47″E / 40.59944°N 0.44639°E / 40.59944; 0.44639
Country	Spain
Community	Catalonia
Province	Tarragona
Comarca	Montsià
Government
• Mayor	Núria Ventura Brusca (2015)
Area
• Total	126.9 km2 (49.0 sq mi)
Elevation	133 m (436 ft)
Population (2014)
• Total	6,904
• Density	54/km2 (140/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Ulldeconenc, ulldeconenca Faldut, falduda
Website	ulldecona.cat

Ulldecona is a town in the South of Catalonia, in Montsià (Terres de l'Ebre), near the Senia River. Ulldecona is part of the Taula del Sénia free association of municipalities. It has got town privileges since 1273.

The nearest towns are: Alcanar, Sant Carles de la Ràpita, Freginals, Godall, La Galera, Mas de Barberans and La Sénia in the Montsià region; and Vinaròs, Traiguera, Sant Jordi and Sant Rafel del Riu in Baix Maestrat. Important tourist areas are also nearby, such as Salou and Peñíscola.

The town has a main population centre and five smaller villages within its administrative perimeter:

Traditional local agriculture was based on the produce of the numerous olive, almond and carob trees of the area, as well as fruit and vegetable crops.

Leaving aside the agricultural activities, the furniture, construction and service sectors are also of relative importance.

In recent years the quarrying of the stone of Ulldecona, a type of high quality marble, from the Serra de Godall hills has become a major income earner for the town. Quarried since ancient times, the stone of Ulldecona has been used in the construction of important public works in Spain, such as the Pedrera in Barcelona, the Town Hall in Zaragoza and the airport of Madrid. Presently it is also exported to different countries, such as the US (Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles), France, Switzerland (Town Hall of Geneva), South Korea, Saudi Arabia and China.

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