Barcelona Province
province in Catalonia, Spain
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Summary
Barcelona Province is a province of Spain[1]. It draws 3,653 Wikipedia views per month (province of spain category, ranking #6 of 46).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Catalonia[3]
- Country: Spain[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Mediterranean Sea[5]
- Head of government: Lluïsa Moret Sabidó[6]
- Capital: Barcelona[7]
- Shares border with: Province of Girona[8], Province of Lleida[9], Province of Tarragona[10]
- Executive body: Provincial Deputation of Barcelona[11]
- Coat of arms: Escut de la Diputació de Barcelona[12]
- Postal code: 08[13]
- Commons category: Province of Barcelona[14]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[15]
- Inception: 1822[16]
- Highest point: Pic de Costa Cabirolera[17]
- Official website: https://www.diba.cat/es/[18]
- Topic's main category: Category:Province of Barcelona[19]
- Commons gallery: Provincia de Barcelona[20]
- Population: 5,635,043[21], 5,489,294[22], 5,571,822[23], 5,462,583[24], 5,519,370[25], 5,704,697[26], 5,899,063[27]
- Office held by head of government: president of the Provincial Deputation of Barcelona[28]
- Described by source: Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[29], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[30], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[31]
- Replaces: Corregimiento of Mataró[32]
- List of monuments: list of Bien de Interés Cultural in the Province of Barcelona[33]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in the province of Barcelona[34]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in the province of Barcelona[35]
- Demonym: barceloní[36], barcelonina[37], barcelonés[38], barcelonesa[39], barceloneso[40], barceloneses[41], barcelonín[42], barcelonino[43], barceloninos[44], barcelonines[45]
- Lowest point: sea level[46]
Body
Physical Characteristics
Barcelona Province covers an area of 7726.36 km²[47].
Why It Matters
Barcelona Province has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] It is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]