Ajuntament De La Canonja

What Ajuntament De La Canonja does

Ajuntament de la Canonja is the municipal government (Town Hall) of La Canonja, a municipality located in the Camp de Tarragona region of Catalonia, Spain (postal code 43110). The entity operates as a public administrative body under Spanish municipal law, led by Mayor Roc Muñoz Martínez, and employs 18 staff across its town hall headquarters at C/ Raval, 11, a municipal police station at C/ Raval, 6, and several cultural and sports venues. Its core service portfolio spans e-administration (Seu Electrònica portal), cultural programming (Escenaris d'Estiu summer series, Festa Major d'Estiu, Castell de Masricart exhibitions), environmental services (Recurs x Recurs waste management, Passaport Verd incentive program offering 30% tax discounts), youth services (PIJ youth information point, Estiu Actiu summer programs), senior programs (Gent Gran Activa), public safety (Guàrdia Municipal), education coordination, public library, and cemetery services. The municipality communicates with residents through a bimonthly printed magazine (La Canonja Informa, 112 issues to date, 2,750 copies per issue), an active five-platform social media presence including a WhatsApp municipal channel, and its official website lacanonja.cat.

The entity's underlying technology stack is modest and typical for a small Spanish municipality: a WordPress-based public website, an e-administration platform hosted at lacanonja.eadministracio.cat for online procedures and electronic invoicing, and compliance with RD 1112/2018 web accessibility standards (WCAG 2.1 Level AA) and GDPR/Spanish Organic Law 3/2018 data protection requirements. There are no proprietary technology products, AI capabilities, or API offerings documented.

Revenue mechanics derive from statutory municipal taxation (IBI property tax, IVTM vehicle tax, IAE economic activity tax), municipal fees, service charges, and intergovernmental subsidies — most notably from Diputació de Tarragona through the Pla de Concertació ImpulsDipta program. The municipality holds a regulatory monopoly on local government services within its jurisdiction and serves approximately 5,000-6,000 residents across multiple segments including general citizens, youth, seniors, and cultural participants, with no commercial customer churn risk.

Name

Ajuntament De La Canonja

Website

https://lacanonja.cat

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Ajuntament de la Canonja is the municipal government of La Canonja, a town of approximately 5,000-6,000 residents in Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. It provides statutory local public services including e-administration, cultural programming, waste management, youth and senior services, public safety, and social services to all municipal residents.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Government Services

NAICS

Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support (921), Public Administration (92), Administration of Urban Planning and Community and Rural Development (92512)

SIC

Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990), Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services (BPAIACAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Libraries & Information Services (BPAIACAO), Public Procurement & Contracting (BPAIAEAE)

Keywords

• Municipal government services
• Local public administration
• Electronic administration portal
• Citizen engagement services
• Civic community programs

Headquarters

HQ city

La Canonja

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Ajuntament de La Canonja is the municipal government of La Canonja, providing local public administration services to residents and visitors. Core offerings include electronic administrative procedures via Seu Electrònica, cultural programs (Escenaris d'Estiu, Festa Major d'Estiu), environmental services (Recurs x Recurs, Passaport Verd waste-sorting incentives), youth programs (Punt d'Informació Juvenil), senior programs (Gent Gran Activa), public library services, public safety via Guàrdia Municipal, and the bimonthly La Canonja Informa municipal magazine.

Product overview

Ajuntament de la Canonja operates as a municipal government offering a portfolio of public services including electronic administration (Seu Electrònica), cultural programs (Escenaris d'Estiu, Festa Major), environmental services (Recurs x Recurs waste management), youth services (PIJ), senior programs (Gent Gran Activa), public library, and cultural venues (Castell de Masricart). The municipality also publishes the La Canonja Informa municipal magazine to communicate with residents.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Seu Electrònica (Electronic Administration Portal) Electronic administration portal providing citizens with online access to municipal procedures, administrative paperwork, subsidies applications, contractor information, electronic invoicing, and digital services.
• La Canonja Informa (Municipal Magazine) Bimonthly municipal magazine publication providing residents with news, municipal information, council updates, and community content. Over 112 issues have been published, with 2,750 copies distributed to all households per issue.
• Escenaris d'Estiu (Summer Cultural Program) Summer cultural programming held every Friday in July featuring music, theater, dance, and comedy performances at outdoor venues and the municipal theater. Most performances are free to attend.
• Recurs x Recurs (Waste Management Awareness Program) Environmental awareness campaign promoting proper waste separation with educational activities and the Passaport Verd incentive program offering 30% discount on the annual waste collection tax for residents who correctly separate their waste.
• Punt d'Informació Juvenil (PIJ) - Youth Information Center Youth information and activities center offering programs, events, employment support, and services for young residents of La Canonja, including the Estiu Actiu summer activities program.
• Gent Gran Activa (Active Aging Program) Active aging program for senior citizens offering tai chi, gymnastics, choir (Coral de la Gent Gran Activa), and social activities hosted at the municipal sports facility.
• Biblioteca Pública (Public Library) Public library service providing residents with access to books, media, and educational resources.
• Festa Major d'Estiu (Annual Summer Festival) Annual summer festival celebrating local culture with concerts, performances, and community events held from August 1-16.
• Castell de Masricart (Sala d'Exposicions) Cultural heritage exhibition space showcasing local and visiting art exhibitions in a historic medieval castle setting, also featuring the Mammuthus Space prehistoric mammoth exhibit.

Quantifiable outcome

• 112 issues of La Canonja Informa municipal magazine published over approximately 20 years
• +2 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Associació Amics del Teatre Líric de TarragonacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner
• Centre d'Estudis Canongins Ponç de CastellvíminorStrategic or Co-development Partner
• Club Excursionista de la CanonjaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner
• Comi Jove (Consell Municipal d'Infància i Joventut)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner
• EMT (Empresa Municipal de Transport)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner
• Motor Club de la CanonjaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner
• Radikal la CanonjaminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Ajuntament de Cambrils: Coastal Baix Camp municipality offering the same municipal service suite (cultura, esports, joventut, gent gran, biblioteca, e-administració) under identical Catalan municipal law — a structural peer for service breadth benchmarking.
• Ajuntament de Tarragona: Provincial capital town hall of Tarragona, providing the same municipal administration, culture, and public-services role within the same Camp de Tarragona region. It is the primary supra-municipal reference point for service structure and funding access.
• Ajuntament de Salou: Neighboring coastal municipality with a stronger tourism orientation but identical municipal mandate: culture, sports, youth, senior services, e-administration, and waste management under the same Catalan regulatory framework.
• Ajuntament de Reus: Larger neighboring municipality in Tarragona province operating an analogous municipal service portfolio including culture, sports, social services, and e-administration. Comparable in mandate if not in scale.
• Ajuntament del Morell: Very small neighboring municipality with a comparable industrial Tarragona context and similar population scale, providing a like-for-like benchmark for municipal operations, funding, and citizen service delivery.
• Ajuntament de Vila-seca: Adjacent municipality in Tarragonès with similar small-town government profile, cultural programming, and beach-tourism-adjacent economy — directly comparable in service-mix and citizen-engagement approach.
• Ajuntament de Constantí: Small inland municipality neighboring La Canonja in Tarragonès. Closely comparable in scale, industrial-heritage context, and the breadth of citizen services delivered by a similarly small municipal team.

Broad incumbents

• Ajuntament de Barcelona: Largest municipal benchmark in Catalonia, showcasing the upper-bound scale of e-administration, cultural programming, and citizen engagement platforms that a Catalan town hall can operate. Useful as an aspirational and design-pattern reference.
• Generalitat de Catalunya: Regional government of Catalonia that defines the regulatory framework for municipal administration, culture, education, and social services in which Ajuntament de La Canonja operates. Functions as the broader public-sector incumbent above the municipal layer.
• Diputació de Tarragona: Provincial supra-municipal authority that funds and supports La Canonja via the Pla de Concertació ImpulsDipta. Operates in the same public-administration ecosystem but at a higher tier, providing shared services and intergovernmental funding.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/laCanonja
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCw63Iu87vYCf_P17E9EyFIw/featured
• Facebookfacebook.com/AjuntamentdelaCanonja
• Instagraminstagram.com/lacanonja.cat
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ajuntament-de-la-canonja

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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