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The Urban Region of Barcelona is an area with a high population density in Catalonia, Spain.
According to the official definition of the Àmbit metropolità de Barcelona, the population is 4.856.579.[1] According to the Autoritat del Transport Metropolità the Urban Region of Barcelona is 5.355.110 (Autoritat del Transport Metropolità, 2006),covers an area of 4.268 km² and it is divided in several concentric zones, to everyone the public transport fixes its tariff.
[edit] The Zones
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Population |
Area(km²) |
Density |
| Barcelona |
1.595.110 |
101 |
15.793 |
| First Zone |
1.555.270 |
532 |
2.923 |
| Second Zone |
1.456.937 |
1.362 |
1.070 |
| Third Zone |
747.810 |
2.273 |
329 |
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5.355.127 |
4.268 |
1.255 |
- First Zone: it is the official Barcelona metropolitan area. In it, the majority of the cities form a continuous urbanization with the capital. It includes cities as: L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Badalona or Santa Coloma de Gramanet.
- Second Zone: considered as metropolitan adjacent area. It forms a belt of cities: Vilanova i la Geltrú, Vilafranca del Penedès, Martorell, Terrassa, Sabadell, Granollers, Mataró and their respective areas of influence. The Generalitat projects the interconnection by means the Orbital Railway Line.
- Third Zone: considered territory of consolidated expansion. In this one the expansion passes to be of radial type, spreading across fluvial corridors or depressions, as in case of Manresa, Igualada and Vic, or continuing the coast, as in case of Blanes and El Vendrell.
[edit] The Transport in the Urban Region
The Integrated Railway Network (Red Ferroviaria Integrada) covers the service for the region. It is composed by:
[edit] The land use mosaic
- Built areas: cities, residential housing, industrial areas and infrastructures.
- Woody vegetation: in the main Nature Reserves and protected zones as: Parc del Garraf, Parc Natural de Sant Llorenç de Munt i L'Obac, Serra de Collserola, Parc del Montnegre i el Corredor and others.
- Open land: especially vineyards and irrigation, though mostly it is an area capable of urbanizing.
[edit] Polynuclear Urban Region
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Population |
Area(km²) |
Density |
| Barcelona UR |
5.355.127 |
4.268 |
1.255 |
| Tarragona Area |
411.876 |
656 |
628 |
| Girona Area |
336.218 |
1.081 |
311 |
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6.103.221 |
6.005 |
1.016 |
According to the EURBANET project it speaks about polynuclear urban region when there exists a series of important urban centers that relate intensely among them and to the exterior. This one is the case of bordering zones to the urban region that they extend around the cities of Tarragona and Girona. They are areas with a great economic dependence and services to the capital. They are narrow corridors well communicated to Barcelona, both by highway and railroad, which there fuse the metropolitan areas of these cities with the urban region. The PUR of Barcelona would rely on so 6.103.221 people in an area of 6.005 km ².
[edit] U.R. Municipalities. Population and area
[edit] First zone
[edit] Second zone
[edit] Third zone
[edit] P.U.R. Municipalities. Population and area
[edit] Tarragona area
- Albinyana 2.200 hab. / 19 km²
- Alcover 4.731 hab. / 46 km²
- Altafulla 4.415 hab. / 7 km²
- Bonastre 584 hab. / 25 km²
- Cambrils 29.112 hab. / 35 km²
- El Catllar 3.751 hab. / 26 km²
- Constantí 6.183 hab. / 31 km²
- Creixell 2.952 hab. / 11 km²
- Els Garidells 198 hab. / 3 km²
- La Masó 287 hab. / 4 km²
- El Milà 177 hab. / 4 km²
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- El Morell 2.855 hab. / 6 km²
- La Nou de Gaià 461 hab. / 4 km²
- Els Pallaresos 3.538 hab. / 5 km²
- Perafort 996 hab. / 10 km²
- La Pobla de Mafumet 1.734 hab. / 12 km²
- Pobla de Montornès 2.568 hab. / 12 km²
- Reus 104.835 hab. / 53 km²
- La Riera de Gaià 1.453 hab. / 9 km²
- Riudoms 6.149 hab. / 32 km²
- Roda de Bara 5.586 hab. / 16 km²
- El Rourell 362 hab. / 2 km²
- Salomó 445 hab. / 12 km²
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- Salou 23.398 hab. / 15 km²
- La Secuita 1.363 hab. / 18 km²
- La Selva del Camp 5.097 hab. / 35 km²
- Tarragona 134.163 hab. / 63 km²
- Torredembarra 14.524 hab. / 9 km²
- Vallmoll 1.529 hab. / 17 km²
- Valls 23.948 hab. / 55 km²
- Vespella de Gaià 379 hab. / 18 km²
- Vilallonga del Camp 1.631 hab. / 9 km²
- Vila-seca 18.678 hab. / 22 km²
- Vinyols i els Arcs 1.594 hab. / 11 km²
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[edit] Girona area
- Aiguaviva 614 hab. / 14 km²
- Begur 4.086 hab. / 20 km²
- Bescanó 4.121 hab. / 36 km²
- Brunyola 365 hab. / 37 km²
- Caldes de Malavella 6.067 hab. / 57 km²
- Calonge 10.009 hab. / 34 km²
- Campllong 400 hab. / 9 km²
- Cassà de la Selva 8.994 hab. / 46 km²
- Castell-Platja d'Aro 9.766 hab. / 22 km²
- Celrà 3.947 hab. / 19 km²
- Fornells de la Selva 1.971 hab. / 12 km²
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[edit] References
- ^ Àmbit Metropolità. Sèrie temporal (catalan)
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
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Districts and Neighborhoods
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| Ciutat Vella |
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| Gràcia |
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| Horta-Guinardó |
Baix Guinardó · Can Baró · Carmel · Font d'en Fargas · Font del Gos · Guinardó · Horta · La Clota · Montbau · Sant Genís · Taxonera · Vall d'Hebron
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| L'Eixample |
Esquerra de l'Eixample · Dreta de l'Eixample · Barri de Sant Antoni · Fort Pienc
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| Les Corts |
Camp de la Creu · Camp Vell · Can Batllori · Can Sòl de Baix · Centre de les Corts · Can Bacardí · La Mercè · Pedralbes · Sant Ramon · Zona Universitària
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| Nou Barris |
Barri de Vallbona · Can Peguera · Canyelles · Ciutat Meridiana · Guineueta · Porta · Prosperitat · Roquetes · Torre Baró · Torre Llobeta · Trinitat Nova · Turó de la Peira · Verdum · Vilapicina
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| Sant Andreu |
Baró de Viver · Bon Pastor · Congrés · La Sagrera · Navas · Sant Andreu de Palomar · Trinitat Vella
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| Sant Martí |
Besòs · Clot-Camp de l'Arpa · La Ciutadella · La Verneda · Poblenou · Sant Martí de Provençals
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| Sants-Montjuïc |
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| Sarrià-Sant Gervasi |
Can Caralleu · Collserola · El Farró · El Putget · El Rectoret · Font del Món · Galvany · La Bonanova · Les Planes · Les tres torres · Mas Guimbau · Mas Sauró · Sant Gervasi de Cassoles · Sarrià · Tibidabo · Turó Parc · Vallvidrera
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