To the north of the county lies
Conca de Barberà, to the northeast lies
Anoia, to the east and southeast lie
Alt Penedès and
Baix Penedès, to the south lies
Tarragonès and to the southwest and west lies
Baix Camp.[1] Alt Camp has an area of 544.69 square kilometres (210.31 sq mi) and the capital of the county is
Valls.
The county is divided into two main topographical areas. The northeastern part is mountainous and is in the
Catalan Pre-Coastal Range while the southwestern part is a lowland plain in the
Catalan Coastal Depression.[1] The lowland plains of Alt Camp are predominantly used for agriculture.[2] In the valley of the River Gaia, cherries, vines, olives and almonds are grown, and on irrigated land, vegetables, hazelnuts and various fruit trees. The municipality of
Bràfim in this valley has a small industrial area.[3] The mountain slopes are covered in
maquis, an evergreen Mediterranean scrub with bushes and small trees, including many aromatic shrubs.[4] The olives and grapevines that used to grow on terraces there have been abandoned. Among the scrub there are patches of
poplar,
elm,
white pine,
Portuguese oak and
holm oak. Frequent
wildfires prevent the establishment of permanent forests.[2]
Municipalities
In 2014, 44,578 people lived in the county: 24,570 of them lived in Valls; 5,131 in
Alcover; 2,344 in
El Pla de Santa Maria; 1,670 in
Vallmoll; 1,264 in
Vila-rodona; 1,115 in
Cabra del Camp and 1,083 in
Puigpelat. The remaining 8,401 inhabitants lived in municipalities with fewer than 1,000 inhabitants.[5]
To the north of the county lies
Conca de Barberà, to the northeast lies
Anoia, to the east and southeast lie
Alt Penedès and
Baix Penedès, to the south lies
Tarragonès and to the southwest and west lies
Baix Camp.[1] Alt Camp has an area of 544.69 square kilometres (210.31 sq mi) and the capital of the county is
Valls.
The county is divided into two main topographical areas. The northeastern part is mountainous and is in the
Catalan Pre-Coastal Range while the southwestern part is a lowland plain in the
Catalan Coastal Depression.[1] The lowland plains of Alt Camp are predominantly used for agriculture.[2] In the valley of the River Gaia, cherries, vines, olives and almonds are grown, and on irrigated land, vegetables, hazelnuts and various fruit trees. The municipality of
Bràfim in this valley has a small industrial area.[3] The mountain slopes are covered in
maquis, an evergreen Mediterranean scrub with bushes and small trees, including many aromatic shrubs.[4] The olives and grapevines that used to grow on terraces there have been abandoned. Among the scrub there are patches of
poplar,
elm,
white pine,
Portuguese oak and
holm oak. Frequent
wildfires prevent the establishment of permanent forests.[2]
Municipalities
In 2014, 44,578 people lived in the county: 24,570 of them lived in Valls; 5,131 in
Alcover; 2,344 in
El Pla de Santa Maria; 1,670 in
Vallmoll; 1,264 in
Vila-rodona; 1,115 in
Cabra del Camp and 1,083 in
Puigpelat. The remaining 8,401 inhabitants lived in municipalities with fewer than 1,000 inhabitants.[5]