Metropolitan Area of Barcelona
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The Metropolitan Area of Barcelona is integrated by three territorial organisms of management. As a whole they offer services to 36 municipalities with a population of 3.161.081 (INE, 2006) in an area of 633 km ².
It is central nucleus of the Urban Region of Barcelona, which relies on a population of 5.327.872 and covers an area of 4.268 km².
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[edit] Internal functioning
It is constituted by:
- Mancomunitat de Municipis (Union of Municipalities): 31 municipalities integrate it. It manages the common areas that they affect to: public spaces, infrastructures, equipments, urbanism and housing. It relies on 3.041.703 in an area of 495 km ². Seen the services that it offers it might be considered to be the genuine Barcelona metropolitan area.
- Entitat del Transport (Entity of the Transport): 18 municipalities integrate it. It gives service to a population of 2.804.992 in an area of 332 km ². They are those who form the strict urban constant one with the capital. Created to manage of joint form the services of travelers' public transport in his territorial area.
- Entitat del Medi Ambient (Entity of the Environment): 33 municipalities integrate it. It gives service to a population of 3.133.288 in an area of 583 km ². Entrusted to manage the hydraulic services and the treatment of residues.
[edit] Geography
The Metropolitan Area of Barcelona is on the central Catalan Coast and around the capital. They can differentiate two zones:
- The bordering zone: it forms the continuous urban one with the city: it is delimited by the Mediterranean Sea and the Serra de Collserola. Here they find some cities, as Badalona, Hospitalet de Llobregat, Santa Coloma de Gramanet or Cornellà de Llobregat. Here the border among municipalities they are streets, avenues or the riverbeds of the rivers Llobregat and Besòs.
- The metropolitan adjacent zone: here there are different nuclei of population in those who predominate over residential neighborhoods of one-family houses, industries, forests... In this zone are cities as: Sant Vicenç dels Horts, Sant Cugat del Vallès and Cerdanyola del Vallès.
[edit] Metropolitan Area Municipalities
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| Barcelona | Barcelonès | 1.605.602 | 100 | 16.056 | --- |
| L'Hospitalet de Llobregat | Barcelonès | 248.150 | 12 | 20.679 | bordering |
| Badalona | Barcelonès | 221.520 | 22 | 10.069 | 10,8 |
| Santa Coloma de Gramanet | Barcelonès | 119.056 | 7 | 17.008 | bordering |
| Cornellà de Llobregat | Baix Llobregat | 84.289 | 7 | 12.041 | 16 |
| Sant Boi de Llobregat | Baix Llobregat | 81.368 | 22 | 3.699 | 17,5 |
| Sant Cugat del Vallès | Vallès Occidental | 73.774 | 48 | 1.537 | 10 |
| El Prat de Llobregat | Baix Llobregat | 63.069 | 31 | 2.034 | bordering |
| Viladecans | Baix Llobregat | 61.168 | 20 | 3.058 | 21,8 |
| Castelldefels | Baix Llobregat | 58.663 | 13 | 4.513 | 27,7 |
| Cerdanyola del Vallès | Vallès Occidental | 57.959 | 32 | 1.811 | 17,7 |
| Esplugues de Llobregat | Baix Llobregat | 46.808 | 5 | 9.362 | bordering |
| Gavà | Baix Llobregat | 44.531 | 31 | 1.436 | 23,1 |
| Sant Feliu de Llobregat | Baix Llobregat | 42.486 | 12 | 3.541 | 16 |
| Ripollet | Vallès Occidental | 35.427 | 4 | 8.857 | 18 |
| Sant Adrià de Besòs | Barcelonès | 32.585 | 4 | 8.146 | bordering |
| Montcada i Reixac | Vallès Occidental | 32.153 | 23 | 1.398 | bordering |
| Sant Joan Despí | Baix Llobregat | 31.485 | 6 | 5.248 | 13,8 |
| Barberà del Vallès | Vallès Occidental | 28.633 | 8 | 3.579 | 15 |
| Sant Vicenç dels Horts | Baix Llobregat | 27.019 | 9 | 3.002 | 16,9 |
| Sant Andreu de la Barca | Baix Llobregat | 25.383 | 6 | 4.231 | 19 |
| Molins de Rei | Baix Llobregat | 23.374 | 16 | 1.461 | 12,9 |
| Sant Just Desvern | Baix Llobregat | 15.327 | 8 | 1.916 | bordering |
| Badia del Vallès | Vallès Occidental | 14.123 | 1 | 14.123 | 20 |
| Corbera de Llobregat | Baix Llobregat | 12.805 | 18 | 711 | 25,4 |
| Castellbisbal | Vallès Occidental | 11.272 | 31 | 364 | 22 |
| Pallejà | Baix Llobregat | 10.535 | 8 | 1.317 | 17 |
| Montgat | Maresme | 9.427 | 3 | 3.142 | 14 |
| Cervelló | Baix Llobregat | 7.674 | 22 | 349 | 20 |
| Santa Coloma de Cervelló | Baix Llobregat | 7.314 | 7 | 1.045 | 18 |
| Tiana | Maresme | 7.305 | 8 | 913 | 15 |
| Begues | Baix Llobregat | 5.699 | 50 | 114 | 20 |
| Torrelles de Llobregat | Baix Llobregat | 4.861 | 14 | 347 | 21 |
| El Papiol | Baix Llobregat | 3.733 | 9 | 415 | 15 |
| Sant Climent de Llobregat | Baix Llobregat | 3.516 | 11 | 320 | 19 |
| La Palma de Cervelló | Baix Llobregat | 2.988 | 5 | 598 | 21 |
| Totals | 3.161.081 | 633 | 4.994 |
[edit] See also
| Metropolitan Area · Urban Region · Municipal elections · Mayors · Tallest buildings and structures | |
| Districts and Neighborhoods | |
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| Ciutat Vella | Barceloneta · Barri Gòtic · La Ribera · El Raval |
| Gràcia | Camp d'en Grassot · El Coll · La Salut · Penitents · Vallcarca |
| Horta-Guinardó | Baix Guinardó · Can Baró · Carmel · Font d'en Fargas · Font del Gos · Guinardó · Horta · La Clota · Montbau · Sant Genís · Taxonera · Vall d'Hebron |
| L'Eixample | Esquerra de l'Eixample · Dreta de l'Eixample · Barri de Sant Antoni · Fort Pienc |
| Les Corts | Camp de la Creu · Camp Vell · Can Batllori · Can Sòl de Baix · Centre de les Corts · Can Bacardí · La Mercè · Pedralbes · Sant Ramon · Zona Universitària |
| Nou Barris | Barri de Vallbona · Can Peguera · Canyelles · Ciutat Meridiana · Guineueta · Porta · Prosperitat · Roquetes · Torre Baró · Torre Llobeta · Trinitat Nova · Turó de la Peira · Verdum · Vilapicina |
| Sant Andreu | Baró de Viver · Bon Pastor · Congrés · La Sagrera · Navas · Sant Andreu de Palomar · Trinitat Vella |
| Sant Martí | Besòs · Clot-Camp de l'Arpa · La Ciutadella · La Verneda · Poblenou · Sant Martí de Provençals |
| Sants-Montjuïc | Hostafrancs · La Bordeta · Montjuïc · Poble-Sec · Sants |
| Sarrià-Sant Gervasi | Can Caralleu · Collserola · El Farró · El Putget · El Rectoret · Font del Món · Galvany · La Bonanova · Les Planes · Les tres torres · Mas Guimbau · Mas Sauró · Sant Gervasi de Cassoles · Sarrià · Tibidabo · Turó Parc · Vallvidrera |
