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Barcelonès ( Catalan pronunciation: [bəɾsəluˈnɛs]) is the most populated comarca (county) of Catalonia, Spain. It contains Barcelona, which is the capital of Catalonia and of the comarca itself, and four adjacent inner suburbs.
Barcelona (/ ˌbɑːrsəˈloʊnə / ⓘ BAR-sə-LOH-nə; Catalan: [bəɾsəˈlonə] ⓘ; Spanish: [baɾθeˈlona] ⓘ) is a city on the northeastern coast of Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second-most populous municipality of Spain.
El Barcelonès és una comarca de Catalunya, la capital de la qual és Barcelona. Es tracta de la comarca més poblada i industrialitzada del principat. Limita al nord amb el Vallès Occidental i Oriental; a l'est amb el Maresme i la Mediterrània, i per l'oest i el sud amb el Baix Llobregat.
Barcelona bubbles with life — in its narrow lanes, pedestrian-friendly boulevards, elegant modern uptown, bohemian corners, bustling market halls, and along a long beach promenade that's spiked with inviting eateries.
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Although today the comarques are officially defined under a Catalan parliamentary act,for centuries they had existed unofficially, with citizens identifying with a particular comarca in the same way that people in other parts of the world might identify with a particular region. In some cases, comarques consist of rural areas and many small village...
Revisions to the comarques took place in 1988 (creation of Pla d'Estany, Pla d'Urgell, and Alta Ribagorça), 1990 (various adjustments), and May 2015 (creation of Moianès). The Catalan government's "Report on the revision of Catalonia's territorial organisation model" (the Roca Report[ca]), published in 2000, recommends many more changes to comarque...
There are six comarques which are often referred to as the historical comarques of Catalonia, because their present-day territory was a part of the former Principality of Catalonia, but nowadays they lie in Northern Catalonia, administered by France.
(in Catalan) The Statistical Institute of Catalonia contains statistical information for Catalonia, with in-depth details for each individual comarca and other types of divisions. Link to the Engli...(in Catalan) History of the current county division. Catalonia Archived 2007-01-27 at the Wayback Machine, La Franja Archived 2007-01-27 at the Wayback Machine and Northern Catalonia Archived 2007-...Barcelona is a city on the northeastern coast of Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second-most ...
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Barcelonès (Catalan pronunciation: [bərsəɫuˈnɛs]) is a comarca (county) of Catalonia, Spain. Its capital is Barcelona, which is also the capital of Catalonia.
