Badalona

Coordinates: 41°26′56″N 2°14′46″E / 41.44889°N 2.24611°E / 41.44889; 2.24611
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Badalona
Flag of Badalona
Coat of arms of Badalona
Badalona is located in Province of Barcelona
Badalona
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Location in the Province of Barcelona#Location in Catalonia#Location in Spain
Badalona is located in Catalonia
Badalona
Badalona
Badalona (Catalonia)
Badalona is located in Spain
Badalona
Badalona
Badalona (Spain)
Coordinates: 41°26′56″N 2°14′46″E / 41.44889°N 2.24611°E / 41.44889; 2.24611
Country Spain
Autonomous community Catalonia
ProvinceBarcelona
ComarcaBarcelonès
Government
 • MayorXavier García Albiol (2020)[1] (PP)
Area
 • Total21.2 km2 (8.2 sq mi)
Elevation
12 m (39 ft)
Population
 (2018)[3]
 • Total217,741
 • Density10,000/km2 (27,000/sq mi)
DemonymsBadalonian (en); Badaloní; Badalonina (ca)
Badalonés; Badalonesa (es)
Postal code
08910-08918
Area code(+34) 934
ClimateCsa
Websitebadalona.cat

Badalona (/ˌbædəˈlnə/, Catalan pronunciation: [bəðəˈlonə]) is a municipality to the immediate north east of Barcelona in Catalonia, Spain. It is the third largest city in Catalonia and the twenty-third in Spain. It became a city in 1897.

References[change | change source]

  1. "Ajuntament de Badalona". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  2. "El municipi en xifres: Badalona". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  3. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.