Barcelona

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Sea Front

Barcelona is a city in Spain. It is the capital city of Catalonia, which is a section of Spain. Barcelona is on the Mediterranean coast. The city is between the rivers of Llobregat and Besòs, and south of the Pyrenees mountains.

In 2007, about 1.6 million people lived in Barcelona. Around 3.1 million people live in the Metropolitan Area and 4.9 million people live in the Urban Region. Barcelona is the second most populated city in Spain, and the tenth in the European Union.

[change] Events

1888 and 1929 - World Fair
1992 - The Olympic Games took place in Barcelona
2004 - Universal Forum of Cultures

Sagrada Familia

Guell Park

Milà House

[change] Sister cities

Barcelona has sister relationships with many places worldwide:

	Glasgow, Scotland
Belgium	Antwerp, Belgium
United States	Boston, Massachusetts, USA
South Korea	Busan, South Korea
Spain	Monzón, Spain
	Cologne, Germany
	Dublin, Ireland
	Gaza, Palestinian National Authority
Poland	Gdańsk, Poland
Turkey	Istanbul, Turkey
Japan	Kobe, Japan
Uruguay	Montevideo, Uruguay
	Montpellier, France
	Perpignan, France
Brazil	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Brazil	São Paulo, Brazil
	Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina
	Tel Aviv, Israel