Barcelonès

This is a list of the comarques (singular comarca) of Catalonia. A comarca is roughly equivalent to a US county or a UK shire or county. However, in the context of Catalonia, the term county can be a bit misleading, because in medieval Catalonia, the most important rulers were counts... Other Catalan comarques
Province is a name for a secondary, or subnational entity of government in most countries. In some countries an alternative term is used, such as state (in Australia and the United States), department (in France), or region (in Italy, where a province is a subdivision within a region, making it... Province	Barcelona is a province of eastern Spain, in the center of the autonomous community of Catalonia. It is bordered by the provinces of Tarragona, Lleida, and Girona, and by the Mediterranean Sea. Its capital is Barcelona. 4,906,117 people live in the province (2002), of whom fewer than a... Barcelona
In politics a capital (also called capital city or political capital — although the latter phrase has an alternative meaning based on an alternative meaning of capital) is the principal city or town associated with its government. It is almost always the city which physically encompasses the offices and meeting... Capital	Barcelona within Barcelonès Population ( 2003) 1,582,738 Area 1004 Km2 Population density ( 2001) 15,764/Km2 Barcelona is the capital of Catalonia, an autonomous region in northeastern Spain (41º 23 N, 2º 11 E). It is in the comarca of Barcelonès. It... Barcelona
Largest A city is an urban area, differentiated from a town, village, or hamlet by size, population density, importance, or legal status. In most parts of the world cities are generally substantial and nearly always have an urban core, but in the United States many incorporated areas which have a very... city	Barcelona within Barcelonès Population ( 2003) 1,582,738 Area 1004 Km2 Population density ( 2001) 15,764/Km2 Barcelona is the capital of Catalonia, an autonomous region in northeastern Spain (41º 23 N, 2º 11 E). It is in the comarca of Barcelonès. It... Barcelona
A demonym or gentilic is a word that denotes the members of a people or the inhabitants of a place. The English language uses several strategies to create demonyms. The most common is to add a suffix to the end of the locations name. These include: -an or -ian... Demonym	barceloní (m.) barcelonina (f.)
In the most common sense of the word, a population is the collection of people—or organisms of a particular species—living in a given geographic area. Population is studied in a wide variety of ways and disciplines. In population dynamics, size, age and sex structure, mortality, reproductive... Population ( 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. By strict interpretation of the Gregorian Calendar, 2001 is also the first year of the 21st century and the 3rd millenium. Popular culture, however, often views the year 2000 as holding this distinction. 2001 is also the year... 2001)	2,093,670
This article explains the meaning of area as a physical quantity. The article area (geometry) is more mathematical. Area is a quantity expressing the size of a region of space. Surface area refers to the summation of the areas of the exposed sides of an object. Units Units for measuring... Area	143.1 km2
Population density can be used as a measurement of any tangible item. However it is most frequently applied to living organisms, humans in particular. Population density is usually expressed in terms of items or organisms per unit area. Definitions of population density Population density, according to the definition above, depends... Pop. density	14,630.7 hab/km2
Municipalities	5

Barcelonès is the most populous and economically important This is a list of the comarques (singular comarca) of Catalonia. A comarca is roughly equivalent to a US county or a UK shire or county. However, in the context of Catalonia, the term county can be a bit misleading, because in medieval Catalonia, the most important rulers were counts... comarca (county) of Capital Barcelona Official languages Spanish and Catalan In Val dAran, also Aranese. Area  – Total  – % of Spain Ranked 6th   32 114 km²  6,3% Population  – Total (2003)  – % of Spain  – Density Ranked 2nd  6 506 440  ... Catalonia. Its capital is Barcelona within Barcelonès Population ( 2003) 1,582,738 Area 1004 Km2 Population density ( 2001) 15,764/Km2 Barcelona is the capital of Catalonia, an autonomous region in northeastern Spain (41º 23 N, 2º 11 E). It is in the comarca of Barcelonès. It... Barcelona, which is also the capital of Catalonia.

Municipalities

Population figures are for 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. By strict interpretation of the Gregorian Calendar, 2001 is also the first year of the 21st century and the 3rd millenium. Popular culture, however, often views the year 2000 as holding this distinction. 2001 is also the year... 2001.

• Badalona (Baetulo in Roman times) is a city in Catalonia, Spain, contiguous to the N.E. of the city of Barcelona, on the left bank of the small river Besós, and on the Mediterranean sea. Population 208,994 (2001). See also List of municipalities in Barcelona. Badalona has a... Badalona - pop. 214,440
• Barcelona within Barcelonès Population ( 2003) 1,582,738 Area 1004 Km2 Population density ( 2001) 15,764/Km2 Barcelona is the capital of Catalonia, an autonomous region in northeastern Spain (41º 23 N, 2º 11 E). It is in the comarca of Barcelonès. It... Barcelona - pop. 1,582,738
• L'Hospitalet de Llobregat - pop. 246,415
• Sant Adrià de Besós - pop. 32,845
• Santa Coloma de Gramenet - pop. 116,012

External link

• Official web site (in Catalan) (http://www.ccbcnes.org/)
• IDESCAT: statistical information about Barcelonès (in Catalan) (http://www.idescat.es/servlet/BasicTerr?TC=3&V0=2&V1=13&PDF=FALSE&VOK=Confirmar)