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Alfara de Carles

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Alfara de Carles

Total population

306

Air quality index

28Good
Elevation334 m
Land area63.9 km²
Coordinates40.87°, 0.40°

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City facts

Elevation
334 m
Area
63.9 km²
Time zone
UTC+01:00
head of government
Jordi Forné
Official website
www.alfaracarles.cat

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Alfara de Carles is a municipality in the comarca of Baix Ebre, in the province of Tarragona, in Catalonia, Spain.

Read more on Wikipedia

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
40.8739
Longitude
0.4000
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
28
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
5.3
PM10 (µg/m³)
7.8
Ozone (µg/m³)
54
NO₂ (µg/m³)
3.5

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
31,600
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • European Serin
    Serinus serinus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    710
  • Common Chaffinch
    Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    613
  • Eurasian Griffon
    Gyps fulvus (Hablizl, 1783) · Aves
    585
  • Sardinian Warbler
    Curruca melanocephala (J.F.Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
    566
  • Eurasian Blackbird
    Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    556
  • European Robin
    Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    532
  • Great Tit
    Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    530
  • European Goldfinch
    Carduelis carduelis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    519

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
34
Largest magnitude
4.3
Largest event
2013-10-02

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Catalonia

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.53
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,655

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
40
Avg daily Wikipedia views
1
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Bronze bug
Bronze bug
Thaumastocoris peregrinus
Seen 2026-06-30
Red-bellied Jumping Spider
Red-bellied Jumping Spider
Philaeus chrysops
Seen 2026-06-29
Woodland Grayling
Woodland Grayling
Hipparchia fagi
Seen 2026-06-29
White Stork
White Stork
Ciconia ciconia
Seen 2026-06-29
Spiny Toad
Spiny Toad
Bufo spinosus
Seen 2026-06-28
Bleak
Bleak
Alburnus alburnus
Seen 2026-06-28
Thinlip Mullet
Thinlip Mullet
Chelon ramada
Seen 2026-06-28
carob tree
carob tree
Ceratonia siliqua
Seen 2026-06-26
Mediterranean white-banded spider
Mediterranean white-banded spider
Evarcha jucunda
Seen 2026-06-24

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Notable, recurring, and historical events associated with Alfara de Carles, sourced from Wikidata.

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Alfara de Carles, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

Torre-campanar de l'església (Alfara de Carles) — Alfara de Carles, Spain0.1 miTorre-campanar de l'església (Alfara de Carles), vista des de la part posterior de l'església — Alfara de Carles, Spain0.1 miEsglésia parroquial de Sant Agustí (Alfara de Carles), detall de la façana — Alfara de Carles, Spain0.1 miEsglésia parroquial de Sant Agustí (Alfara de Carles) — Alfara de Carles, Spain0.1 miGladiolus illyricus — Alfara de Carles, Spain1.6 miISS053-E-37524 - View of Earth — Alfara de Carles, Spain1.8 miISS039-E-18653 - View of Earth — Alfara de Carles, Spain1.8 miISS023-E-13719 - View of Spain — Alfara de Carles, Spain1.8 miISS023-E-13718 - View of Spain — Alfara de Carles, Spain1.8 miISS029-E-19432 - View of Earth — Alfara de Carles, Spain1.8 miFàbrica Pallarés (Alfara de Carles) — Alfara de Carles, Spain2 miErmita de Santa Llúcia façana(Alfara de Carles) — Alfara de Carles, Spain2 miErmita de Santa Llúcia (Alfara de Carles), vista lateral — Alfara de Carles, Spain2 miErmita de Sant Julià de Carles (Alfara de Carles), dovella — Alfara de Carles, Spain2 miVG nº 274149001 ICGC La Coscollosa — Alfara de Carles, Spain2.1 miVG nº 246150001 ICGC l'Espina — Alfara de Carles, Spain2.1 miCapra pyrenaica 2 — Alfara de Carles, Spain2.2 miCastillo de Carles (Alfara de Carles, Tarragona) — Alfara de Carles, Spain2.6 miPi del Perillo — Alfara de Carles, Spain2.7 miCastell de Carles — Alfara de Carles, Spain2.7 miCastell de Carles des del camí cap a l'ermita de Santa Magdalena — Alfara de Carles, Spain2.8 miErmita de Santa Magdalena (Alfara de Carles) — Alfara de Carles, Spain3.1 miMoleta de les Canals — Alfara de Carles, Spain3.1 miCistus albidus (flower) — Alfara de Carles, Spain3.2 mi

Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikimedia Commons
  • • Wikidata
  • • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API