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Barcelona

Barcelona
City and Municipality
22@ district, Sagrada Família, Camp Nou stadium, The Castle of the Three Dragons, Palau Nacional, W Barcelona hotel and beach
Flag of Barcelona
Flag
Coat of arms of Barcelona
Coat of arms

Nickname(s): Ciutat Comtal (ca)/Ciudad Condal (es)
"City of Counts"

Cap i Casal de Catalunya (ca)
"Head and Hearth of Catalonia"


Abbreviation(s):
Barna, BCN
Barcelona is located in Catalonia
Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is located in Spain
Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is located in Europe
Barcelona
Barcelona
Location of Barcelona within Spain
Coordinates: 41°23′N 2°11′E / 41.383°N 2.183°E / 41.383; 2.183Coordinates: 41°23′N 2°11′E / 41.383°N 2.183°E / 41.383; 2.183
Country Spain Spain
Autonomous community Catalonia Catalonia
Province Barcelona
Comarca Barcelonès
Seat Barcelona City Hall
Districts
Government
 • Type Mayor–council
 • Body Barcelona City Council
 • Mayor Ada Colau Ballano (Barcelona en Comú)
Area
 • City 101.4 km2 (39.2 sq mi)
Elevation (AMSL) 12 m (39 ft)
Population (2015)
 • City 1,604,555
 • Rank 2nd (Spain)
 • Density 16,000/km2 (41,000/sq mi)
 • Urban 4,740,000
 • Metro 5,375,774
Demonym(s) Barcelonan, Barcelonian
barceloní-ina (ca)
'barcelonés-esa (es)
Postal code 080xx
Area code +34 (E) 93 (B)
INE code 08 0193
City budget (2014) €2.5 billion
Official language Catalan and Spanish
Main festitivity La Mercè
Patron saint Eulalia of Barcelona
Website www.barcelona.cat
Largest groups of foreign residents in Barcelona
Nationality Population (2012)
 Pakistan 23,281
 Italy 22,909
 China 15,875
 Ecuador 15,511
 Bolivia 14,154
 Morocco 13,674
 Peru 13,464
 Colombia 12,328
 France 11,922
 Philippines 8,482

Nickname(s): Ciutat Comtal (ca)/Ciudad Condal (es)
"City of Counts"

Cap i Casal de Catalunya (ca)
"Head and Hearth of Catalonia"

Barcelona (/bɑːrsəˈlnə/, Catalan: [bəɾsəˈlonə], Spanish: [barθeˈlona]) is the capital city of the autonomous community of Catalonia in the Kingdom of Spain, as well as the country's second most populous municipality, with a population of 1.6 million within city limits. Its urban area extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of around 4.7 million people, being the sixth-most populous urban area in the European Union after Paris, London, Madrid, the Ruhr area and Milan. It is the largest metropolis on the Mediterranean Sea, located on the coast between the mouths of the rivers Llobregat and Besòs, and bounded to the west by the Serra de Collserola mountain range, the tallest peak of which is 512 metres (1,680 feet) high.


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