Àrea Metropolitana de Barcelona

This article is about the administrative area. For the metropolitan area, see Barcelona metropolitan area.
Metropolitan Area of Barcelona
administrative area
Àrea Metropolitana de Barcelona

Àrea Metropolitana de Barcelona within Barcelona metropolitan area
Country Spain
Region Catalonia
City Barcelona
Government
  Type integrated territorial bodies
  President (Mayor) Ada Colau
Area
  Total 636 km2 (246 sq mi)
Population
  Total 3,239,337 Increase
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
Website http://www.amb.cat
Union of Municipalities
Transport Body
Environmental Body

The Metropolitan Area of Barcelona (Catalan: Àrea Metropolitana de Barcelona), often referred to as Greater Barcelona, is a territorial entity operating on the principle of metropolitan municipality composed of Barcelona and 35 adjacent municipalities around the city. This territorial entity integrated by three territorial executive bodies and has a population of 3,239,337 (Idescat, 2014) within an area of 636 km2. It is the main core of the Àmbit metropolità de Barcelona, which has a population of 5,012,961[1] and Barcelona metropolitan area, with a population of 5 million.

Executive Bodies

The three executive bodies are:

Competencies

Territorial

The AMB is responsible for three areas: territorial planning, urban planning and infrastructures of metropolitan interest.

Territorial planning

Urban planning

Infrastructures of metropolitan interest

Transport and mobility

The AMB plans and manages bus networks and other public transports, except for trams.

Its competencies, apart from planning and management, are:

Environment and sustainability

The competencies on environment and sustainability are linked to three areas: water cycle, waste products and environment.

Water cycle

Waste

Other competencies

Housing

The AMB exerts the competencies in land and housing policies established by the urban legislation. It does so by delegation of metropolitan municipalities and to ensure intermunicipal solidarity in these actions.

Economic development

The AMB aims to promote economic activity, employment and entrepreneurship in the areas of industry, trade, services and tourism resources.

Social cohesion

Social cohesion is one of the objectives of the creation of the AMB and is the principle by which all policies concerning urban planning, transport, environment, infrastructures and assistance to metropolitan municipalities are defined.

The aim is to achieve a cohesive and united metropolitan development, in which the benefits and costs of living in the metropolitan area are equally distributed among its inhabitants, regardless of the municipality in which they live.

To fulfil this aim, the competencies of the AMB also include the following ones:

Geography

The Àrea Metropolitana de Barcelona is set on the central Catalan Coast and around the capital. The metropolitan area can be divided into two zones:

AMB Municipalities

Municipality
Comarca
Population
Area
(km²)
Barcelona Barcelonès 1.620.943 101,4
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat Barcelonès 257.057 12,4
Badalona Barcelonès 220.977 21,2
Santa Coloma de Gramenet Barcelonès 120.593 7
Cornellà de Llobregat Baix Llobregat 87.458 7
Sant Boi de Llobregat Baix Llobregat 83.070 21,5
Sant Cugat del Vallès Vallès Occidental 84.946 48,2
El Prat de Llobregat Baix Llobregat 63.162 48,2
Viladecans Baix Llobregat 65.188 20,04
Castelldefels Baix Llobregat 62.989 12,9
Cerdanyola del Vallès Vallès Occidental 57.892 30,6
Esplugues de Llobregat Baix Llobregat 46.726 4,6
Gavà Baix Llobregat 46.488 30,8
Sant Feliu de Llobregat Baix Llobregat 43.671 11,8
Ripollet Vallès Occidental 37.422 4,3
Sant Adrià de Besòs Barcelonès 34.482 3,8
Montcada i Reixac Vallès Occidental 34.689 23,5
Sant Joan Despí Baix Llobregat 32.792 6,2
Barberà del Vallès Vallès Occidental 32.436 8,3
Sant Vicenç dels Horts Baix Llobregat 28.084 9,1
Sant Andreu de la Barca Baix Llobregat 27.306 5,5
Molins de Rei Baix Llobregat 24.805 15,91
Sant Just Desvern Baix Llobregat 15.874 7,8
Badia del Vallès Vallès Occidental 13.563 0,9
Corbera de Llobregat Baix Llobregat 14.231 18,4
Castellbisbal Vallès Occidental 12.407 31
Pallejà Baix Llobregat 11.255 8,3
Montgat Maresme 10.859 2,9
Cervelló Baix Llobregat 8.660 24,1
Santa Coloma de Cervelló Baix Llobregat 7.964 7,5
Tiana Maresme 8.151 8
Begues Baix Llobregat 6.520 50,4
Torrelles de Llobregat Baix Llobregat 5.740 13,6
El Papiol Baix Llobregat 4.014 9
Sant Climent de Llobregat Baix Llobregat 3.900 10,8
La Palma de Cervelló Baix Llobregat 3.023 5,5
Totals 3.239.337 636

Municipal elections 2015

Municipality PSC - CP CiU PP ICV-E * ERC - AM Ciutadans CUP/CAV - PA Guanyem/Comú ** Altres
Badalona 14,2 7,8 34,3 6,7 10,8 5,7 17,5 -- 1,6
Badia del Vallès 36,1 1,9 7,2 17,5 4,0 -- 24,3 -- 7,5
Barberà del Vallès 24,0 4,9 9,5 9,5 10,4 -- 16,3 -- 23,0
Barcelona 9,6 22,7 8,7 25,2 11,0 11,0 7,4 -- 3,4
Begues 7,3 33,8 14,0 16,1 18,7 -- -- -- 7,2
Castellbisbal 26,0 14,4 5,0 30,5 14,5 8,0 -- -- --
Castelldefels 15,9 8,6 27,2 15,7 10,4 8,9 -- 7,9 3,9
Cerdanyola del Vallès 18,7 9,4 10,0 8,9 15,2 12,5 18,6 -- 5,0
Cervelló 30,1 13,5 5,0 5,0 22,7 10,5 -- 8,9 2,7
Corbera de Llobregat 21,1 10,7 7,1 6,3 18,7 -- 17,2 -- 16,9
Cornellà de Llobregat 38,5 4,2 7,8 8,2 9,2 11,3 -- 17,4 2,3
Esplugues de Llobregat 36,1 8,0 9,9 9,8 10,2 11,8 5,8 -- 7,2
Gavà 30,7 6,9 8,3 4,5 12,1 14,7 4,5 1,5 15,5
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat 33,2 6,0 9,9 10,2 9,0 13,2 5,1 7,5 4,5
Molins de Rei 21,1 26,5 3,5 5,2 11,9 7,0 16,2 6,9 0,5
Montcada i Reixac 16,1 9,7 6,4 15,2 13,0 15,2 7,1 11,7 4,1
Montgat 12,3 24,1 5,0 10,4 20,8 11,1 -- -- 14,0
Pallejà 23,4 12,4 3,2 25,9 13,5 7,2 -- -- 12,4
La Palma de Cervelló 9,2 32,1 3,4 42,3 10,4 -- -- -- --
El Papiol 12,9 26,9 2,6 -- 22,2 -- -- -- 32,7
El Prat de Llobregat 14,6 5,6 9,0 35,6 8,9 8,6 -- 6,4 10,0
Ripollet 22,4 6,3 6,7 4,7 6,6 13,1 33,7 -- 4,9
Sant Adrià de Besòs 27,6 5,7 8,0 10,4 8,7 13,2 13,0 -- 12,0
Sant Andreu de la Barca 34,8 5,3 5,2 7,1 13,9 9,6 -- 14,9 8,3
Sant Boi de Llobregat 32,4 5,8 8,0 13,4 11,6 12,4 8,3 -- 6,4
Sant Climent de Llobregat 20,0 38,1 2,0 7,4 24,9 -- -- -- 5,3
Sant Cugat del Vallès 6,5 37,0 6,3 6,6 11,2 12,9 15,2 -- 3,0
Sant Feliu de Llobregat 19,3 10,0 7,6 23,7 12,7 10,7 -- 6,6 7,7
Sant Joan Despí 42,6 5,7 6,2 8,5 9,8 8,7 3,9 11,5 2,3
Sant Just Desvern 31,6 18,6 6,0 12,7 17,6 8,5 -- -- 3,3
Sant Vicenç dels Horts 21,9 5,7 4,9 6,1 37,7 13,2 -- 7,7 1,3
Santa Coloma de Cervelló 9,8 6,8 7,1 34,3 15,5 -- -- -- 24,8
Santa Coloma de Gramenet 40,7 3,6 7,8 7,8 4,8 11,5 18,5 -- 4,2
Tiana 27,8 21,0 7,1 -- 14,0 -- 9,2 -- 18,4
Torelles de Llobregat 13,1 12,8 6,1 -- 18,2 -- -- -- 44,7
Viladecans 38,0 4,8 6,7 9,5 10,2 13,6 -- 6,3 9,6
Total AMB 17,4 16,4 10,2 18,4 11,1 10,7 8,1 2,0 4,6

* ICV-E included in the 2015 coalitions in Comú Badia - Entesa i Barcelona Comú - Entesa.

** Guanyem not included in the 2015 coalitions in Comú Badia - Entesa and Barcelona Comú - Entesa.

Metropolitan government

Metropolitan Council

The Metropolitan Council is the highest governing body of the AMB. Its responsibilities include the appointment and dismissal of the AMB presidency; the approval of the Metropolitan Action Plan, which includes projects and services developed by the AMB during the term; the approval of laws and regulations, as well as the establishment of the metropolitan services fees.

The Metropolitan Council currently comprises 90 metropolitan councillors. Each of the 36 municipalities has a number of members in proportion to their demographic weight. The mayors of the municipalities are ex officio members of the Council, in addition to the councillors appointed by the Town Councils whose number increases until covering the one stipulated for each municipality.

Governing Board

The Governing Board is the body that assists the president in the everyday work of the metropolitan administration.

Tasks are delegated by the Metropolitan Council and the president, with the aim of facilitating the decision making and the work of the metropolitan administration.

The Governing Board comprises the AMB president and the metropolitan councillors appointed by the president at the proposal of the Metropolitan Council, and it meets at least twice a month.

Members of the Governing Board 2015 - 2019

Presidenta Ada Colau Ballano ENTESA pel Progrés Municipal
Vicepresident Executiu Antonio Balmón Arévalo PSC-CP
Vicepresidenta Núria Marín Martínez PSC-CP
Vicepresident Lluis Tejedor Ballesteros ENTESA pel Progrés Municipal
Vicepresident Eloi Badia Casas ENTESA pel Progrés Municipal
Vicepresident de Transport i Mobilitat Antoni Poveda Zapata PSC-CP
Vicepresidenta de Medi Ambient Janet Sanz Cid ENTESA pel Progrés Municipal
Vicepresident de Desenvolupament Social i Econòmic Jaume Collboni Cuadrado PSC-CP
Vicepresident d'Internacional i de Cooperació Alfred Bosch i Pascual ERC-AM
Conseller responsable de l'àrea de Planificació Estratègica Gerardo Pisarello Prados ENTESA pel Progrés Municipal
Membre del Consell Joan Borràs I Alborch ERC-AM
Membre del Consell Núria Parlón Gil PSC-CP
Membre del Consell Esther Pujol Martí PSC-CP
Membre del Consell Jordi San José Buenaventura ENTESA pel Progrés Municipal

See also

References

External links

Coordinates: 41°22′20″N 2°4′36″E / 41.37222°N 2.07667°E / 41.37222; 2.07667

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