Gavà

Gavà
Municipality
Ermita de Bruguers

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Gavà
Location in Catalonia
Gavà
Gavà (Spain)
Coordinates: 41°18′26″N 2°00′14″E / 41.30722°N 2.00389°E / 41.30722; 2.00389Coordinates: 41°18′26″N 2°00′14″E / 41.30722°N 2.00389°E / 41.30722; 2.00389
Country  Spain
Community  Catalonia
Province Barcelona
Comarca Baix Llobregat
Government
 • Mayor Raquel Sánchez Jiménez (2015)[1]
Area[2]
 • Total 30.8 km2 (11.9 sq mi)
Elevation 9 m (30 ft)
Population (2016)[1]
 • Total 46,266
Website www.gavaciutat.cat
Gavà museum

Gavà (Catalan pronunciation: [ɡəˈβa]; Spanish: Gavá) is a municipality in Barcelona Province (Catalonia, Spain), bordering the coast of the Mediterranean Sea between Viladecans and Castelldefels.

Gavà has a beach and two population centers:

  • Gavà: the city proper
  • Gavà Mar (Gavà Sea): a neighborhood by the beachside

Gavà's mayor belongs to the Socialists' Party of Catalonia.

Education

Lycée Français de Gavà Bon Soleil, a French international school, is in the town.

Demography

1900 1930 1950 1970 1986 2007
1825 5054 6860 24,213 32,351 44,678

References

  1. 1 2 "Ajuntament de Gavà". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  2. ↑ "El municipi en xifres: Gavà". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  • 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).



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