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Geographical location

It is a municipality of El Baix Camp County. It is situated at the bottom of the Argentera Mountain. The township is fairly rugged, and all the lands are situated at a height between the 90 and 515 metres. It has an area of 17.50Km².

It is composed by three big geographical units, which we can easy differentiate: the basin of the Riera de Vilanova, the basin of the gully of Rifà, and the plain lands of the west side of the township.

The village is at a height of 226 metres. It is placed on the left side of the gully of Els Frares. Within the township, there are two ancient nucleuses as L'Arbocet and Mas Munter.
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Economical activities

The most important activity in the village is the agriculture. Most of the lands are unirrigated and the most important crops are the hazel, the olive and the almond trees. The mines of copper, silver and lead have been not exploited for the last years, and as a complement for the agricultural incomes the poultry and the farms of pigs and rabbits have become more frequent.

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