Rasquera
Municipality in Catalonia, Spain
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Rasquera (Catalan pronunciation: [rasˈkeɾa]) is a municipality in the comarca of Ribera d'Ebre in the province of Tarragona in Catalonia, Spain. It has a population of 786 (register office, 2025) 
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Rasquera | |
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 Coat of arms | |
  Rasquera Location in Catalonia | |
| Coordinates: 41°00′14″N 0°35′58″E | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Community |  Catalonia |
| Province | Tarragona |
| Comarca | Ribera d'Ebre |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Josep Ramos Múrria (2019)[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 51.3 km2 (19.8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 174 m (571 ft) |
| Population (2025-01-01)[3] | |
• Total | 786 |
| • Density | 15.3/km2 (39.7/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Rasquerà, rasquerana |
| Website | rasquera |
It is located at the feet of the Serra de Cardó close to Highway C-12.
The town is renowned for its basketwork and the production of "pastissets" a sweet pasty.
In 2012 the municipality voted to sign a 1.3 million euro deal with a cannabis association based in Barcelona, under which the municipality would lease land to the association to be used for growing the drug.[4]
