While regions like Empordà or Terres de l'Ebre have well-established regional identities, the central area of southern Catalonia remains divided by local loyalties. Common agricultural traditions and industrial landscapes have not been enough to forge a shared name.
This identity crisis is visible in key infrastructure: the port of Reus is officially the Port of Tarragona, and the airport of the latter is located in the former. This duality also influenced the naming of the Rovira i Virgili University.
We are a territory of multiple identities, with the stubborn reality that the port of Reus is the Port of Tarragona.
Proposed terms like camptarragonins have failed to gain traction in dictionaries or literature. Experts suggest that overcoming local rivalries is essential to finding a solution that represents the entire metropolitan area.
