Province of Barcelona
{{Short description|Province of Spain}}
{{About|the Spanish province|the similarly-named province in Venezuela|Barcelona Province (Venezuela)|other uses|Barcelona (disambiguation)}}
{{Expand Spanish|Provincia_de_Barcelona|topic=geo|date=May 2020}}
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{{native name|es|Provincia de Barcelona}}
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| subdivision_name = Spain
| subdivision_type1 = Autonomous community
| subdivision_name1 = Catalonia
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| seat_type = Capital
| seat = Barcelona
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| governing_body = Provincial Deputation of Barcelona
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| leader_party = PSC
| leader_title = President
| leader_name = Lluïsa Moret
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| area_total_km2 = 7,726
| area_rank = Ranked 33rd
| area_note = 1.53% of Spain
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| population_total = 5,743,402[http://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Datos.htm?t=2861 "Barcelona: Población por municipios y sexo"]. Instituto Nacional de Estadística (National Statistics Institute).
| population_as_of = 2018
| population_rank = Ranked 2nd
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| population_note = 12.02% of Spain
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Parliament of Catalonia
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Barcelona ({{IPA|ca|bəɾsəˈlonə|lang|LL-Q7026 (cat)-Unjoanqualsevol-Barcelona.wav}}; {{IPA|es|baɾθeˈlona|lang}}) 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 {{convert|7726|km2|abbr=on}}.[http://www.idescat.cat/pub/?id=inddt&n=396&lang=en&by=prov "Indicadors geogràfics. Superfície, densitat i entitats de població"]. idescat.cat. A total of 5,743,402 people live in the province, of whom about 29% (1,664,182) live within the administrative limits of the city of Barcelona, which itself is contained in the Barcelona metropolitan area.
Divisions
{{See also|Local government in Spain|List of municipalities in Barcelona}}
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, and Berga.
Since the division by provinces in Spain and the division by comarques in Catalonia do not completely agree, the term comarques of the province of Barcelona would not be entirely correct. However, a list of the comarques that are included—totally or partially—in the province of Barcelona can be made:
- Fully included:
- Alt Penedès
- Anoia
- Bages
- Baix Llobregat
- Barcelonès
- Garraf
- Maresme
- Moianès
- Vallès Occidental
- Vallès Oriental
- Partially included:
- Berguedà (all municipalities except Gósol)
- Osona (all municipalities except Espinelves, Vidrà and Viladrau)
- Selva (only the municipality of Fogars de la Selva)
Geography
The Catalan Pre-Coastal Range and Catalan Coastal Range mountains run through the Province of Barcelona. There are several notable smaller mountain ranges that are located in the province, including Montseny Massif, Serra de Collserola, and Tibidabo. Pedraforca is the tallest mountain in the province, located on the north side as part of the Pre-Pyrenees. Tibidabo is the mountain that overlooks the city of Barcelona.
The majority of the Province of Barcelona has a Mediterranean climate on the coast and an oceanic climate inland.
Population development
File:Province of Barcelona population pyramid.svg
The historical population is given in the following chart:
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|+ Largest groups of foreign residents | |
| Nationality || Population (2022) | |
|---|---|
| {{flag|Morocco}} | 134,020 |
| {{flag|Italy}} | 66,375 |
| {{flag|China}} | 54,378 |
| {{flag|Pakistan}} | 48,572 |
| {{flag|Colombia}} | 38,991 |
| {{flag|Honduras}} | 35,870 |
| {{flag|Romania}} | 32,444 |
| {{flag|France}} | 28,043 |
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Notes and references
- {{EB1911|wstitle=Barcelona (Spanish province)}}
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