Alcanar

Alcanar
Municipality
Alcanar's harbour
Flag Coat of arms
Alcanar Location of Alcanar Alcanar Alcanar (Catalonia) Alcanar Alcanar (Spain)
Coordinates: 40.544°N 0.482°E / 40.544; 0.482
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Catalonia
Province	Tarragona
Comarca	Montsià
Government
• Mayor	Alfons Montserrat Esteller (2015) (ERC)
Area
• Total	47.1 km2 (18.2 sq mi)
Elevation	72 m (236 ft)
Population  (2025-01-01)
• Total	10,104
• Density	215/km2 (556/sq mi)
Demonym	canareus
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	43530
Website	www.alcanar.cat

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Alcanar (Catalan pronunciation: [alkaˈna]) is a Spanish municipality of the Catalan comarca of Montsià, in the Tarragona province. It is a coastal town on the Mediterranean Sea. The Serra del Montsià range and its foothills rise above the town and its surroundings. It has a population of 10,104 (register office, 2025) . It is the southernmost town in Catalonia, located just north of the border with the municipality of Vinaròs which is in the province of Castellón and part of the region of Valencia.