Viladecans

Coordinates: 41°18′57″N 2°01′11″E / 41.31583°N 2.01972°E / 41.31583; 2.01972
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Viladecans
Town hall, Viladecans
Town hall, Viladecans
Flag of Viladecans
Coat of arms of Viladecans
Viladecans is located in Province of Barcelona
Viladecans
Viladecans
Location in Spain
Viladecans is located in Spain
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Viladecans
Viladecans (Spain)
Coordinates: 41°18′57″N 2°01′11″E / 41.31583°N 2.01972°E / 41.31583; 2.01972
Country Spain
Community Catalonia
ProvinceBarcelona
ComarcaBaix Llobregat
Government
 • MayorCarles Ruiz Novella (2015)[1]
Area
 • Total20.4 km2 (7.9 sq mi)
Elevation
18 m (59 ft)
Population
 (2018)[3]
 • Total66,168
 • Density3,200/km2 (8,400/sq mi)
Websiteviladecans.cat

Viladecans (Catalan pronunciation: [ˌbiləðəˈkanz]) is a town near Barcelona, Spain. It is located between Sant Boi de Llobregat and Sant Climent de Llobregat, and is on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea between El Prat de Llobregat and Gavà. It has a hospital, which serves the surrounding towns.

Viladecans has 13 or 14 schools and 30 to 40 sport teams in football, basketball, baseball, softball, gymnastics and other sports.

Demography[edit]

This is a table of Viladecans' population demography since 1900.

1900 1930 1950 1970 1986 2005
1194 2990 4294 24,483 45,071 64,077

Notable residents[edit]

Images[edit]

Viladecans
Riera

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Ajuntament de Viladecans". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  2. ^ "El municipi en xifres: Viladecans". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  3. ^ 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).

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