Barcelona Province, Spain
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Province of Barcelona Província de Barcelona (Catalan) Provincia de Barcelona (Spanish) |
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 Map of Spain with Province of Barcelona highlighted |
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| Country | Spain | ||
| Autonomous community |
 Catalonia
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| Capital | Barcelona | ||
| Government | |||
| • President | Mercè Conesa i Pagès (CDC) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 7,733 km2 (2,986 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | Ranked 33rd | ||
| 1.53% of Spain | |||
| Population (2013) | |||
| • Total | 5,540,925 | ||
| • Rank | Ranked 2 | ||
| 11.76% of Spain | |||
| Official language(s) | Catalan and Spanish | ||
| Parliament | Cortes Generales | ||
| Website | www |
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Barcelona (Catalan: [bəɾsəˈɫonə], Spanish: [barθeˈlona]) is a province of eastern Spain, in the center of the autonomous community of Catalonia. The province is bordered by the provinces of Tarragona, Lleida, and Girona, and by the Mediterranean Sea. Its area is 7,733 km². 5,540,925 people live in the province, of whom about 30% (1,621,537) live within the administrative limits of the city of Barcelona, which itself is contained in the Barcelona metropolitan area.
The capital of the province is the city of Barcelona, and the provincial council is based in the Casa Serra on the Rambla de Catalunya in that city. Some other cities and towns in Barcelona province include L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Badalona, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Martorell, Mataró, Granollers, Sabadell, Terrassa, Sitges, Igualada, Vic, Manresa, Berga. See also List of municipalities in Barcelona.
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