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Province of Barcelona

Province of Barcelona
Província de Barcelona (Catalan)
Provincia de Barcelona (Spanish)
Province
Flag of Province of Barcelona
Flag
Coat of arms of Province of Barcelona
Coat of arms
Map of Spain with Province of Barcelona highlighted
Map of Spain with Province of Barcelona highlighted
Country Spain
Autonomous community  Catalonia
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.diba.cat

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. 5,540,925 people live in the province, of whom about 30% (1,621,537) live within administrative limits of city of Barcelona. Its area is 7,733 km² and cover 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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