Godall

Godall
Municipality

Godall village

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Godall

Location in Catalonia

Coordinates: ES 40°39′25″N 0°28′13″E / 40.65694°N 0.47028°E / 40.65694; 0.47028Coordinates: ES 40°39′25″N 0°28′13″E / 40.65694°N 0.47028°E / 40.65694; 0.47028
Country Spain
Autonomous Community Catalonia
Province Tarragona
Comarca Montsià
Government
  Mayor Teresa Esmel Casanova (2015)[1]
Area[2]
  Total 33.6 km2 (13.0 sq mi)
Elevation 168 m (551 ft)
Population (2014)[1]
  Total 673
  Density 20/km2 (52/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Godallenc, godallenca
Website www.godall.altanet.org

Godall is a municipality in the Montsià comarca, Tarragona Province, Catalonia, Spain. Godall gives its name to the Serra de Godall, a moderately high and smooth calcareous mountain range that rises above the town. Local legend says that the village originated when people built a new settlement after abandoning the destroyed village of Merades, located within Godall's municipal term.[3] The main economic activity is agriculture, particularly the growing of olive, carob, and almond trees. Godall has lost more than half its inhabitants since the first half of the 20th century when population reached a high of 1,700.

Godall is part of the Taula del Sénia free association of municipalities. In 2009 its population was 841.

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