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| Coordinates: 41°23′N 2°11′E / 41.383°N 2.183°ECoordinates: 41°23′N 2°11′E / 41.383°N 2.183°E | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Autonomous community |  Catalonia |
| Province | Barcelona |
| Comarca | Barcelonès |
| Districts | 10 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Ayuntamiento |
| • Body | Ajuntament de Barcelona |
| • Mayor | Jaume Collboni (Socialists' Party of Catalonia) |
| Area | |
| • City | 101.4 km2 (39.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation (AMSL) | 12 m (39 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Rank | 2nd |
| • Urban | 4,840,000 |
| • Metro | 5,474,482 |
| Postal code | 080xx |
| INE code | 08 0193 |
| City budget (2014) | €2.6 billion |
| Official language | Catalan and Spanish |
| Main festivity | La Mercè |
| Patron saint | Eulalia of Barcelona |
| Website | www |
Barcelona is the capital city of Catalonia, which is a region of Spain. Barcelona is the largest city on the Mediterranean coast. The city is between the rivers of Llobregat and Besòs, and south of the Pyrenees mountains. It has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa in the Köppen climate classification). Most rain falls in autumn and spring, and the least rain falls in winter and summer. The average rainfall is relatively low, due to the rain shadow from the mountains.
In 1992, Barcelona hosted the Summer Olympic Games. Many new parks were opened and other significant changes to the city were made. One example is opening the new beaches in the Poble Nou area.
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