Gavà

Gavà
Municipality
Ermita de Bruguers
Flag Coat of arms
Gavà Location in Catalonia
Coordinates: 41°18′26″N 2°00′14″E / 41.30722°N 2.00389°ECoordinates: 41°18′26″N 2°00′14″E / 41.30722°N 2.00389°E
Country	Spain
Community	Catalonia
Province	Barcelona
Comarca	Baix Llobregat
Government
• Mayor	Raquel Sánchez Jiménez (2015)[1]
Area[2]
• Total	30.8 km^2 (11.9 sq mi)
Elevation	9 m (30 ft)
Population (2014)[1]
• Total	46,326
• Density	1,500/km^2 (3,900/sq mi)
Website	www.gavaciutat.cat

Gavà museum

Gavà (Catalan pronunciation: [ɡəˈβa]) is a municipality in Barcelona Province (Catalonia, Spain), bordering the coast of the Mediterranean Sea between Viladecans and Castelldefels.

Gavà has a beach and two population centers:

• Gavà: the city proper
• Gavà Mar (Gavà Sea): a neighborhood by the beachside

Gavà's mayor belongs to the Socialists' Party of Catalonia.

Education

Lycée Français de Gavà Bon Soleil, a French international school, is in the town.

Demography

1900	1930	1950	1970	1986	2007
1825	5054	6860	24,213	32,351	44,678

References

1. "Ajuntament de Gavà". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
2. "El municipi en xifres: Gavà". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.

• 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).

External links

• The Website of Gavà (in Catalan | Spanish | English)
• Artistic and historical buildings in Gavà (in Catalan)
• The Website of Gavà Mar (in Catalan | Spanish | English | French)