Gavà
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Gavà | |
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Coordinates: 41°18′26″N 2°00′14″E / 41.30722°N 2.00389°E | |
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Community | ![]() |
Province | Barcelona |
Comarca | Baix Llobregat |
Government | |
• Mayor | Raquel Sánchez Jiménez (2015)[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 30.8 km2 (11.9 sq mi) |
Elevation | 9 m (30 ft) |
Population (2018)[3] | |
• Total | 46,705 |
• Density | 1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi) |
Website | www |
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Gavà (Catalan pronunciation: [ɡəˈβa]) is a municipality in the Baix Llobregat comarca, in the province of Barcelona in Catalonia, Spain. It borders the coast of the Mediterranean Sea between Viladecans and Castelldefels.
Gavà has a beach and two population centers: the city proper and Gavà Mar (Gavà Sea), a coastal neighborhood.
Gavà's mayor belongs to the Socialists' Party of Catalonia.[citation needed]
Education
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Lycée Français de Gavà Bon Soleil, a French international school, is in the town. British College of Gava, is in the town.
Demography
[edit]1900 | 1930 | 1950 | 1970 | 1986 | 2007 |
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1825 | 5054 | 6860 | 24,213 | 32,351 | 44,678 |
Sports
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Ajuntament de Gavà". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
- ^ "El municipi en xifres: Gavà". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989). Guia de Catalunya, Barcelona: Caixa de Catalunya. ISBN 84-87135-01-3 (Spanish). ISBN 84-87135-02-1 (Catalan).
External links
[edit]- The Website of Gavà (in Catalan | Spanish | English)
- Artistic and historical buildings in Gavà (in Catalan)
- The Website of Gavà Mar (in Catalan | Spanish | English | French)
- Government data pages (in Catalan)