Alcanar

Alcanar
Alcanar's harbour
Alcanar
Location of Alcanar
Alcanar
Alcanar (Catalonia)
Alcanar
Alcanar (Spain)
Coordinates: 40°32′38″N 0°28′55″E / 40.544°N 0.482°E / 40.544; 0.482
Country Spain
Autonomous community Catalonia
ProvinceTarragona
ComarcaMontsià
Government
 • MayorAlfons 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
 • Density215/km2 (556/sq mi)
Demonymcanareus
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
43530
Websitewww.alcanar.cat

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.