Barcelona
Barcelona (Inglis /bɑːrsᵻˈloʊnə/, Catalan: [bərsəˈɫonə], Spaingie: [barθeˈlona]) is the caipital ceety o the autonomous commonty o Catalonie in Spain, an the seicont lairgest ceety in the kintra, wi a population o 1,620,943[4] athin its admeenistrative limits. The urban area o Barcelona extends ayont the admeenistrative ceety limits wi a population o aroond 4.5 million,[5][6] bein the saxt-maist populous urban areas in the European Union efter Paris, Lunnon, Ruhr, Madrid an Milan. Aboot five million[7][8][9][10][11] fowk live in the Barcelona metropolitan area. It is the lairgest metropolis on the Mediterranean Sea an aw. It is locatit on the Mediterranean coast atween the mooths o the rivers Llobregat an Besòs an is boondit tae the wast bi the Serra de Collserola ridge (512 metre (1,680 ft)).
Barcelona | |
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Eik-name(s): Ciutat Comtal / Ciudad Condal (City of Counts), Barna, BCN | |
Coordinates: 41°23′N 2°11′E / 41.383°N 2.183°ECoordinates: 41°23′N 2°11′E / 41.383°N 2.183°E | |
Kintra | Spain |
Autonomous Commonty | Catalonie |
Province | Barcelona |
Comarca | Barcelonès |
Destricts | |
Govrenment | |
• Teep | Mayor-cooncil |
• Bodi | Ajuntament de Barcelona / Ayuntamiento de Barcelona |
• Mayor | Xavier Trias (CiU) |
Area | |
• Municipality | 101.9 km2 (39.3 sq mi) |
• Urban | 803 km2 (310 sq mi) |
Elevation (AMSL) | 12 m (39 ft) |
Population (2018)[3] | |
• Municipality | 1,620,343 |
• Rank | 2nt |
• Density | 16,000/km2 (41,000/sq mi) |
• Urban | 4,840,000[2] |
• Metro | 5,474,482[1] |
Demonym(s) | Barcelonan or Barcelonian barceloní, barcelonina (ca) barcelonés, barcelonesa (es) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 08001–08080 |
Area code | +34 (Spain) 93 (Province) |
Offeecial leid(s) | Catalan an Spaingie |
Website | www.barcelona.cat |
References
eeditNotes
eedit- ↑ Population on 1 Januar by broad age group, sex and metropolitan regions Archived 22 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine – Eurostat, 2017
- ↑ Demographia: World Urban Areas Archived 2018-05-03 at the Wayback Machine – Demographia, Aprile 2018
- ↑ . Instituto Nacional de Estadística. Cite has empty unkent parameter:
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(help) - ↑ INE (1 Januar 2012). "Population of Barcelona". Instituto Nacional de Estadistica. Archived frae the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 3 Juin 2013.
- ↑ Demographia: World Urban Areas, Mairch 2013
- ↑ Eurostat. "Population and living conditions in Urban Audit cities, larger urban zone (LUZ)".
- ↑ United Nations – Department of Economic and Social Affairs: World Urbanization Prospects (2007 revision) Archived 13 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Table A.12
- ↑ Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development: Competitive Cities in the Global Economy, OECD Territorial Reviews, (OECD Publishing, 2006), Table 1.1
- ↑ "Population by sex and age groups on 1 January" - Eurostat, 2012
- ↑ Àmbit Metropolità. Sèrie temporal (Catalan)
- ↑ Europe: metropolitan areas - World Gazetteer, 2012
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