The municipality grows on a plain fitted between the Litoral Mountain Range, the Mediterranean Sea, Besòs River and Montjuïc mountain. The city hosts the headquarters of the major government institutions of Catalonia: the Generalitat and the Parliament. Since formerly it was the capital of the County of Barcelona, it is often called Ciutat Comtal.
- Population: 1.608.746 h.
- Area: 100,3 km²
- Web: http://www.bcn.cat
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Town Council:
Plaça de Sant Jaume, 1
08002 - Barcelona
Phone 93 402 70 00
