Vila-seca Municipality

Vila-seca is a municipality of the comarca of Tarragonès, in the province of Tarragona, in Catalonia, Spain. It has a population of 23,917. 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.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Dragon Khan and Red Force.

Dragon Khan

Roller coaster

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Dragon Khan is a steel sit-down roller coaster in the PortAventura Park theme park in Salou and Vilaseca, Catalonia, Spain. It has eight inversions, which was a world record until the opening of the ten-inversion Colossus in Thorpe Park, United Kingdom in 2002.

Red Force

Roller coaster

Photo: Freddo, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Red Force is a steel launched giga roller coaster located at Ferrari Land within PortAventura World in Salou, Catalonia, Spain. The ride was manufactured by Liechtenstein-based manufacturer Intamin and opened on 7 April 2017.

Shambhala

Roller coaster

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Shambhala: Expedición al Himalaya is a steel hypercoaster located at PortAventura Park in Salou and Vila-seca, Spain. Manufactured by Bolliger & Mabillard, it was the tallest and second fastest roller coaster in Europe at the time of its opening.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Salou and Reus.

Salou

Photo: Mickey Løgitmark, CC BY 3.0.

Salou is a municipality on the Costa Daurada of Tarragona in Catalonia. It is a popular beach and vacation spot with a string of beaches and the nearby PortAventura World theme park.

Reus

Photo: Aitor Escauriaza, CC BY 2.0.

Reus is a town of 103,000 people in Catalonia. The area has always been an important producer of wines and spirits, and gained continental importance at the time of the Phylloxera plague.

Vila-seca Municipality

Type: Locality with 22,100 residents
Also known as: “43171” and “Vila-seca”
Location: Tarragona, Catalonia, Eastern Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude

41.1017° or 41° 6′ 6″ north

Longitude

1.1443° or 1° 8′ 40″ east

Population

22,100

Elevation

31 metres (102 feet)

Open location code

8FH3442V+MP

GeoNames ID

6361413

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