Viladecans | |
|---|---|
 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 | Carles Ruiz Novella (2015)[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 (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 has 13 or 14 schools and 30 to 40 sport teams in football, basketball, baseball, softball, gymnastics and other sports.
Demography
This is a table of Viladecans' population demography since 1900.
| 1900 | 1930 | 1950 | 1970 | 1986 | 2005 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1194 | 2990 | 4294 | 24,483 | 45,071 | 64,077 |
Notable residents
- Enrique Cortés Pes, Olympic baseball player
- Gervasio Deferr, Olympic gymnast; has lived in Viladecans; now lives in Rubí
- María Vasco, Olympic race walker
Images
Viladecans
Riera
See also
References
- ↑ "Ajuntament de Viladecans". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
- ↑ "El municipi en xifres: Viladecans". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
- ↑ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Viladecans.
- Town hall web
- Government data pages (in Catalan)
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