Gavà
Municipality in Catalonia, Spain
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41°18′26″N 2°00′14″E / 41.30722°N 2.00389°E / 41.30722; 2.00389
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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
Lycée Français de Gavà Bon Soleil, a French international school, is in the town. British College of Gava, is in the town.
Demography
1900 | 1930 | 1950 | 1970 | 1986 | 2007 |
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1825 | 5054 | 6860 | 24,213 | 32,351 | 44,678 |
Sports
- CF Gavà (football)
References
- ^ "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
- 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)
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Municipalities of Baix Llobregat
- Abrera
- Begues
- Castelldefels
- Castellví de Rosanes
- Cervelló
- Collbató
- Corbera de Llobregat
- Cornellà de Llobregat
- Esparreguera
- Esplugues de Llobregat
- Gavà
- Martorell
- Molins de Rei
- Olesa de Montserrat
- Pallejà
- La Palma de Cervelló
- El Papiol
- El Prat de Llobregat
- Sant Andreu de la Barca
- Sant Boi de Llobregat
- Sant Climent de Llobregat
- Sant Esteve Sesrovires
- Sant Feliu de Llobregat
- Sant Joan Despí
- Sant Just Desvern
- Sant Vicenç dels Horts
- Santa Coloma de Cervelló
- Torrelles de Llobregat
- Vallirana
- Viladecans
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