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| City of Barcelona | bgcolor="#FFFFFF" |
bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | Province | Barcelona | bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | Country | Spain / E.U | bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | Postal code | 08080 | bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | Coordinates - Latitude: - Longitude: | 41°23' N 2º11' E | bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | Altitude | 12 m | bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | Area | 100.4 km² | bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | Population - Total (2005) - Density (2005) | 1,593,075 inhab. 15,869 inhab./km² | bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | Demonym | Barceloní/barcelonina | bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | Rivers | Llobregat Besòs | bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | Mayor (2003- ) | Joan Clos (Partit dels Socialistes de Catalunya) | bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | Local council website | www.bcn.cat |
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Barcelona – Greek: (Ptolemy, ii. 6. § 8); Latin: Barcino, Barcelo (Avienus Or. Mar.), and Barceno (Itin. Ant.) – is the second largest city in Spain, capital city of Catalonia and the province with the same name. It is located in the comarca of Barcelonès, along the Mediterranean coast () between the mouths of the rivers Llobregat and Besòs. It is 160 km (100 mi) south of the Pyrenees mountain range. The population of the city proper is 1,593,075 (est. 2005), while the population of the metropolitan area is 4,686,701 (est. 2005). Population of the province of Barcelona is 5,226,354 (est. 2005), although this only covers 7,733 km² (3,000 mi²) around the city. The mayor of Barcelona is Joan Clos.
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Eulalia of Barcelona - Brief article is inclined to think that St. Eulalia of Barcelona is the same person as St. Eulalia of Mérida.
St. Eulalia of Barcelona - Martyred 12 February, 304, patron saint of sailors. There is no reason to doubt the existence of two distinct saints of this name, despite the over-hasty and hypercritical doubts of some. Article in the Catholic Encyclopedia.
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