Àrea Metropolitana de Barcelona

Metropolitan Aurie o Barcelona
Metropolitan Aurie o Barcelona
	administrative area
	Àrea Metropolitana de Barcelona
Kintra	Spain
Region	Catalonia
Ceety	Barcelona
Govrenment
• Teep	integratit territorial bouks
• Preses (Mayor)	Xavier Trias
Area
• Total	636 km2 (246 sq mi)
Population
• Total	3,218,071
• Density	5060/km2 (13,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
Website	http://www.amb.cat

The Metropolitan Aurie o Barcelona (Catalan: Àrea Metropolitana de Barcelona), aften referred tae as Greater Barcelona, is a territorial entity operatin on the principle o metropolitan municipality componit o Barcelona an 34 adjacent municipalities aroond the ceety. This territorial entity integratit bi three territorial executive bouks an haes a population o 3,218,071 (INE Archived 2014-11-13 at the Wayback Machine, 2009) athin a aurie o 636 km². It is the main core o the Àmbit metropolità de Barcelona, which haes a population o 5,012,961^[1] an Barcelona metropolitan aurie, wi a population of 5 million.

Executive Bouks

The three executive bouks are:

Mancomunitat de Municipis Archived 2005-05-13 at the Wayback Machine (Union o Municipalities): Coverin 31 municipalities, it manages common services affectin public spaces, infrastructur, facilities, urbanism an hoosin for 3,029,389 inhabitants in a aurie o 495 km². Gien the range o services it affers, it is aften construed as the core o the AMB.
Entitat del Transport Archived 2014-02-22 at the Wayback Machine (Transport Authority): Coverin 18 municipalities, it serves a population o 2,790,803 in a aurie o 332 km². These mak up the strict Barcelona conurbation. Creatit tae jyntly manage public transport athin its aurie.
Entitat del Medi Ambient Archived 2009-05-21 at the Wayback Machine (Environment Authority): Coverin 33 municipalities it serves a population o 3,121,795 in a aurie o 583 km². Entrustit wi watter supply an waste management for the aurie.

Geografie

The Àrea Metropolitana de Barcelona is set on the central Catalan Coast an aroond the caipital. The metropolitan area can be dividit intae twa zones:

The boondar zone shapin the conurbation wi the ceety o Barcelona itsel. Bordered bi the Mediterranean Sea an the Serra de Collserola, the touns in this zone are Badalona, Hospitalet de Llobregat, Santa Coloma de Gramenet an Cornellà de Llobregat. Here the boondars atween municipalities are set bi streets, avenues or the Llobregat an Besòs rivers.
The adjacent metropolitan zone, made up o several touns surroondit bi predominantly residential suburban auries wi detached, semi-detached an terracit hoosin, industrial estates, pairkland an firths, such as Sant Vicenç dels Horts, Sant Cugat del Vallès an Cerdanyola del Vallès.

AMB Municipalities

Municipality	Comarca	Population	Aurie (km²)	Density	Distance frae Barcelona
Barcelona	Barcelonès	1,595,110	101	15,951	---
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	Barcelonès	251,848	12	20,987	borderin
Badalona	Barcelonès	216,201	22	9,827	10.8
Santa Coloma de Gramenet	Barcelonès	116,765	7	16,681	borderin
Cornellà de Llobregat	Baix Llobregat	84,477	7	12,068	16
Sant Boi de Llobregat	Baix Llobregat	80,727	22	3,669	17.5
Sant Cugat del Vallès	Vallès Occidental	74,345	48	1,517	10
El Prat de Llobregat	Baix Llobregat	62,663	31	2,021	borderin
Viladecans	Baix Llobregat	61,718	20	3,086	21.8
Castelldefels	Baix Llobregat	58,955	13	4,535	27.7
Cerdanyola del Vallès	Vallès Occidental	57,758	32	1,925	17.7
Esplugues de Llobregat	Baix Llobregat	46,286	5	9,257	borderin
Gavà	Baix Llobregat	44,678	31	1,489	23.1
Sant Feliu de Llobregat	Baix Llobregat	42,273	12	3,523	16
Ripollet	Vallès Occidental	35,661	4	8,915	18
Sant Adrià de Besòs	Barcelonès	32,734	4	8,184	borderin
Montcada i Reixac	Vallès Occidental	32,111	23	1,396	borderin
Sant Joan Despí	Baix Llobregat	31,671	6	5,279	13.8
Barberà del Vallès	Vallès Occidental	29,208	8	3,651	15
Sant Vicenç dels Horts	Baix Llobregat	27,106	9	3,012	16.9
Sant Andreu de la Barca	Baix Llobregat	25,743	6	4,291	19
Molins de Rei	Baix Llobregat	23,540	16	1,472	12.9
Sant Just Desvern	Baix Llobregat	15,391	8	1,924	borderin
Badia del Vallès	Vallès Occidental	13,975	1	13,975	20
Corbera de Llobregat	Baix Llobregat	13,133	18	691	25.4
Castellbisbal	Vallès Occidental	11,540	31	372	22
Pallejà	Baix Llobregat	10,819	8	1,352	17
Montgat	Maresme	9,778	3	3,259	14
Cervelló	Baix Llobregat	7,944	22	331	20
Santa Coloma de Cervelló	Baix Llobregat	7,508	7	1,073	18
Tiana	Maresme	7,417	8	927	15
Begues	Baix Llobregat	5,898	50	118	20
Torrelles de Llobregat	Baix Llobregat	4,974	14	355	21
El Papiol	Baix Llobregat	3,781	9	420	15
Sant Climent de Llobregat	Baix Llobregat	3,631	11	330	19
La Palma de Cervelló	Baix Llobregat	3,009	5	602	21
Totals		3,150,380	633	4,977

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References

↑ http://www.idescat.cat/territ/BasicTerr?TC=5&V0=4&V3=863&V4=435&ALLINFO=TRUE&PARENT=1&CTX=B&V1=1&VOK=Confirmar

Freemit airtins

Àrea Metropolitana de Barcelona Archived 2013-08-09 at the Wayback Machine (in Inglis)(in Catalan)(in Spaingie)

Coordinates: 41°22′20″N 2°4′36″E / 41.37222°N 2.07667°E / 41.37222; 2.07667

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