Catalunya, Catalonia
Catalunya: Autonomous community of Spain
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Quick Facts about Catalunya
Population : | 7,727,029 |
Country : | Spain |
State : | Catalonia (Spain) |
Different from : | Catalan Republic |
Head of government : | President of the Generalitat of Catalonia |
Area : | 31895 km2 |
Official name : | Catalonha, Cataluña, Catalunya |
Speed limit : | 50, 90, 120 |
Continent : | Europe |
Easternmost point : | Point(3.322194444 42.3195) |
Northernmost point : | Point(0.7 42.85) |
Patron saint : | Virgin of Montserrat, Saint George |
Legislative body : | Parliament of Catalonia |
Named for : | Catalan people |
Official language : | Aranese, Catalan, Spanish |
Capital : | Barcelona |
Establishment : | January 01, 1970 (741 years ago) |
Time Zone : | UTC+02:00, UTC+01:00 |
Local time : | 17:13:49 (22nd December 2024) |
Geography
Catalunya is located at 41°49'14"N 1°52'4"E (41.8204600, 1.8676800). It has 4 neighbors: Comunitat Valenciana, Region Languedoc Roussillon, Andorra and Aragon.
Catalunya map
The largest city of Catalunya is Badalona with a population of 220,440. Other cities include, Lleida population 138,956, Tarragona population 134,515, Mataró population 128,265 and Reus population 104,373. See all Catalunya cities & populated places.
- Official Website
Official website of Catalunya
- Quim Torra , 131 Carles Puigdemont 2018-05-16T00:00:00Z
- Pasqual Maragall i Mira , José Montilla Jordi Pujol 28 November, 2006 2003-12-20T00:00:00Z Socialists' Party of Catalonia
- José Montilla , Artur Mas Pasqual Maragall i Mira 27 December, 2010 2006-11-28T00:00:00Z Socialists' Party of Catalonia
- Jordi Pujol , Pasqual Maragall i Mira Josep Tarradellas i Joan 16 December, 2003 1980-04-24T00:00:00Z Democratic Convergence of Catalonia
- Carles Puigdemont , application of article 155 of the Spanish Constitution of 1978 in Catalonia Quim Torra Artur Mas 27 October, 2017 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Catalan European Democratic Party
- Artur Mas , Carles Puigdemont José Montilla 11 January, 2016 2010-12-27T00:00:00Z Democratic Convergence of Catalonia
Catalunya has 4 neighbours.
- Comunitat Valenciana autonomous community of Spain
- Languedoc-Roussillon region of France
- Principality of Andorra sovereign microstate between France and Spain, in Western Europe
- Aragon human settlement in Polk County, Georgia, United States of America
- province of Girona
- Lleida Province
- Barcelona Province
- Tarragona Province
Demographics
Year | Population | % Change | Method |
2014 | 7,433,894 | - | census |
2015 | 7,424,754 | -0.12% | census |
2016 | 7,448,332 | 0.32% | census |
2017 | 7,496,276 | 0.64% | census |
2018 | 7,543,825 | 0.63% | census |
2019 | 7,619,494 | 0.99% | census |
2020 | 7,727,029 | 1.39% | census |
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