Camp de Tarragona

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:For Template:Infobox settlement Camp de Tarragona (Template:IPA) is a natural and historical region, as well as one of the nine regions (vegueries) of Catalonia. It is the third most populated region, with 536,453 inhabitants as of 2022.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

The region includes the counties of Tarragonès, Alt Camp, Baix Camp, Conca de Barberà and Priorat. It borders to the east with Penedès and Central Catalonia, to the north with Ponent and to the west with Terres de l'Ebre.

The capital is the city of Tarragona.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

History

The modern Camp de Tarragona roughly follows the old vegueria of Tarragona, which was abolished in 1716, following the Nueva Planta decrees, and replaced by the Castilian corregimientos.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

The region was defined as a statistical region in 1987 in the Territorial Planning Laws approved by the Parliament of Catalonia,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> becoming a vegueria in January 2010.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> Prior to the region's official establishment, several organisations and citizens of Reus had requested that it be named simply Camp and that it share its capital with the city of Reus, for decentralisation and economic purposes.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Geography

The region's most populous settlements are Tarragona, Reus, Valls and Cambrils. Salou is a key resort destination.

Camp de Tarragona is located in the south of the country, just above the Terres de l'Ebre. It includes a central plain, surrounded by the Pre-Coastal Range mountain chain on the west and in the north, with the Mediterranean sand beaches of the Costa Daurada on the east and limited in the south by the Coll de Balaguer.

The main rivers are the Francolí, the Gaià and the Foix.

The region is regarded as the second metropolitan area of Catalonia, hosting the most important chemical complex in Spain as well as one of the main ports. Among the most distinctive agricultural produce of the region are hazelnuts, olives, wine and fish. It is also one of the major tourist areas in Catalonia, mainly due to the variety of beaches, holiday attractions like the remains of the Roman important past of Tarragona (one of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Spain), samples of the Catalan Modernisme style (particularly in Reus, Gaudí's hometown) and PortAventura World (PortAventura Park, the most visited theme park in Spain,<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> Ferrari Land and also the Template:Ill).

Population

Counties	Population (2022)<ref name=":0">Template:Cite web</ref>	Map
Tarragonès	264,094	Template:Camp de Tarragona
Alt Camp	45,183
Baix Camp	197,926
Conca de Barberà	20,015
Priorat	9,235

Transport

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The Camp de Tarragona railway station in the town of La Secuita.

Camp de Tarragona railway station, serving high-speed trains, is located between the Tarragonès towns of La Secuita and Perafort, in the centre of the Tarragona-Reus-Valls area.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Salou - Port Aventura station hosts Iberian-gauge, regional trains which terminate at the station in Salou.<ref name="Diari-2025-06-19">Template:Cite web</ref>

TramCamp or Template:Lang is a planned, standard-gauge tramway to link several municipalities within its namesake region. The project will be built in two stages. The first stage will link Vila-seca, Salou and Cambrils using the right-of-way of a discontinued Iberian-gauge line. The second phase will extend the tram network to Reus and Tarragona with a branch to Reus Airport.<ref name="TramCamp website">Template:Cite web</ref> <ref name="UTM-2025-07-31">Template:Cite web</ref> In July 2025, Stadler was announced as the preferred bidder to supply seven Tramlink vehicles to FGC for the TramCamp project.<ref name="mri 2025-07-31">Template:Cite web</ref>

Economy

The GDP of Camp de Tarragona makes up 7% of Catalonia's. The productive structure is not homogeneous in the region, e.g. the primary sector is more important in Priorat and in Conca de Barberà than in the other counties. However, they all share wine as one of the main products of the sector.<ref name=":2">Template:Cite web</ref> In terms of industry, in Alt Camp the paper sector plays a predominant role, whereas in Baix Camp it is the energy sector and in Tarragonès the chemical sector.<ref name=":2" />

Proportion of total GDP accounted for by each sector in the region (2013)<ref name=":2" />

County	Natural sector	Industrial sector	Construction sector	Service sector
Alt Camp	4.70%	34.77%	7.02%	53.51%
Baix Camp	1.96%	25.91%	7.44%	64.69%
Conca de Barberà	6.91%	41.18%	7.61%	44.30%
Priorat	13.35%	18.63%	13.42%	54.60%
Tarragonès	0.64%	22.47%	7.03%	69.86%

Tourism is particularly significant in the coastal townships, namely Salou and Cambrils. The Costa Daurada is Camp de Tarragona's main tourist brand, and in addition to its beaches, it also houses the Port Aventura theme park.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>

Camp de Tarragona also has a public university, the University of Rovira i Virgili (URV), with facilities in the municipalities of Tarragona, Reus and Vila-seca. Founded in 1991, it currently offers a wide range of degrees and masters courses to over 11,000 students.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Local media

Television

Although the most viewed channels are the ones broadcasting for the whole of Catalonia, such as those of Televisió de Catalunya or RTVE, Camp de Tarragona has two multiplexes for local broadcasting, with coverage for the western and eastern areas of the region each.<ref name=":1">Template:Cite web</ref>

External links

• The Catalan government's territorial services in Camp de Tarragona