Vila-seca

Vila-seca
Vila-seca
	Municipality
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Country	Spain
Community	Catalonia
Province	Tarragona
Comarca	Tarragonès
Government
• Type	Mayor-council
• Body	Ajuntament de Vila-seca
• Mayor	Josep Poblet Tous (2015) (CiU)
Area
• Total	21.6 km2 (8.3 sq mi)
Elevation(AMSL)	42 m (138 ft)
Population (2014)
• Total	21,923
• Density	1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	vila-secà, vila-secana; vila-secano, vila-secana
Postal code	43480
Area code	+34 (Spain) 977 (Province)
Website	vila-seca.cat

Vila-seca (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈbiɫə ˈsɛkə], literally 'Dry-town') is a municipality of the comarca of Tarragonès, in the province of Tarragona, in Catalonia, Spain. The historical name was Vila-seca de Solcina and since the 80's known as Vila-seca i Salou until Salou was segregated from Vila-seca on 1989, however the municipality includes the urban areas of La Plana and La Pineda. Vila-seca has a large petrochemical complex shared with Tarragona and La Canonja, including Repsol complex in El Morell makes one of the greatest petrochemical areas of Europe like Ludwigshafen am Rhein.

Tourism

In recent years the municipality has become popular with tourists, as La Pineda has experienced a revitalisation to include an improved choice of hotels, an updated beachfront, while including an array of attractions such as the aquopolis water park with dolphin and sea lion exhibitions and the nightlife hotspot, Pacha

The area is served by Reus Airport, which operates many low cost and charter flights to destinations around Europe and North Africa. Barcelona Airport also serves the area.