The Taula del Sénia () or Mancomunitat de la Taula del Sénia is a
commonwealth
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or free association of municipalities made up of 22 towns, totalling up to 100,000 people, of some of the
comarcas that make up the center of the
historical region
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of
Ilercavonia
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(present day southern
Aragon
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and
Catalonia
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, and northern
Valencia
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),
Spain
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. The origin of the name lies in the fact that all municipal terms involved are located within 15 km of the
Sénia River
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, perceived as the centre of the region in its upper course.
Goals
The Taula del Sénia's main purpose is to alleviate the historical neglect of this greater comarca by managing its public municipal resources meaningfully. The organization of the municipalities in a mancomunidad may allow the region to achieve the necessary legal recognition for its administrative development. The main emphasis of the mancomunidad is the promotion of
reindustrialization
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Interpretations
China, India and Southeast Asia were industrial ...
, as much industry fled the area during the last half of the 20th century and the current crisis has forced many key factories to close their doors. The Taula del Sénia focuses also on
sustainable development
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by presenting the region as a meeting point of three
Spanish Autonomous Communities
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, instead of the gathering of three fringe territories of
Aragon
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,
Catalonia
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and the
Valencian Community
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. The reversal of the latter perception is crucial to the Taula del Sénia's efforts, for they blame their present status of disinvestment, unemployment and general economic neglect to being far away from the centres of power and decision of each of the three Autonomous Communities in question.
The Taula del Sénia has two related organizations, the ''Associació Territori del Sénia'' (''Asociación Territorio del Senia'') that focuses mainly on promoting the greater comarca as a tourist destination, as well as a cultural organization named ''Fundació Rei Jaume I'' (''Fundación Rey Jaime I'').
Fundació Rei Jaume I
Members
* Baix Maestrat
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(Valencia
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):
** Benicarló
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To ...
** Càlig
** Canet lo Roig
** Cervera del Maestre
** La Jana
** Rossell
** Traiguera
** Vinaròs
* Matarranya (Aragon
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):
** Beseit
** Pena-roja
** Vall-de-roures (Valderrobres)
* Montsià
Montsià () is a comarca (county) of the Terres de l'Ebre region, in Catalonia (Spain). It is the southernmost comarca and its capital and largest city is Amposta.
History
Almost all Montsià municipalities are part of the Taula del Sénia fre ...
(Catalonia
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):
** Alcanar
** Freginals
** Godall
** La Galera
La Galera () is a municipality in the comarca Montsià, in the province of Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. It has a population of . La Galera is part of the Taula del Sénia free association of municipalities.
History
Although it has not been poss ...
** Mas de Barberans
** Sant Carles de la Ràpita
** Santa Bàrbara
** La Sénia
** Ulldecona
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(Valencia
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):
** Morella
** Vallibona
References
External links
Taula del Sénia Official Site
Subdivisions of Spain
Mancomunidad
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