Alcanar
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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 | |
| 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 (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.