Viladecans
| Viladecans | |||
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| Municipality | |||
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Town hall, Viladecans | |||
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  Viladecans Location in Spain | |||
 Viladecans Location in Catalonia | |||
| Coordinates: 41°18′57″N 2°01′11″E / 41.31583°N 2.01972°ECoordinates: 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[2] | |||
| • Total | 20.4 km2 (7.9 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 18 m (59 ft) | ||
| Population (2014)[1] | |||
| • Total | 65,358 | ||
| • Density | 3,200/km2 (8,300/sq mi) | ||
| Website |
viladecans | ||
Viladecans (Catalan pronunciation: [ˌbiɫəðəˈkans]) is a large town very close to 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. Viladecans is basically a service town. 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 but now he lives in Rubí.
- María Vasco, Olympic race walker.
Images
Viladecans
Riera
See also
References
- 1 2 "Ajuntament de Viladecans". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
- ↑ "El municipi en xifres: Viladecans". 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).
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