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 | |
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 Town hall, Viladecans | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Viladecans Location in Spain  Viladecans Viladecans (Spain) | |
| Coordinates: 41°18′57″N 2°01′11″E / 41.31583°N 2.01972°E | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Community |  Catalonia |
| Province | Barcelona |
| Comarca | Baix Llobregat |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Olga Morales Segura (2024-)[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 20.4 km2 (7.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 18 m (59 ft) |
| Population (2018)[3] | |
• Total | 66,168 |
| • Density | 3,200/km2 (8,400/sq mi) |
| Website | viladecans |
Viladecans has 13 or 14 schools and 30 to 40 sport teams in football, basketball, baseball, softball, gymnastics and other sports.
Demography
editThis is a table of Viladecans' population demography since 1900.
| 1900 | 1930 | 1950 | 1970 | 1986 | 2005 |
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| 1194 | 2990 | 4294 | 24,483 | 45,071 | 64,077 |
Notable residents
edit- Enrique Cortés Pes, Olympic baseball player
- Gervasio Deferr, Olympic gymnast; has lived in Viladecans; now lives in Rubí
- María Vasco, Olympic race walker
Images
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See also
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References
edit- ^ "Carles Ruiz deixa l'alcaldia de Viladecans després de 19 anys per assumir la presidència de Ferrocarrils". www.publico.es. 2024-10-07. Retrieved 2024-10-10.
- ^ "El municipi en xifres: Viladecans". 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).
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- Government data pages (in Catalan)
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