Viladecans

Viladecans
Municipality

Town hall, Viladecans

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Viladecans
Viladecans

Location in Spain

Coordinates: 41°18′57″N 2°01′11″E / 41.31583°N 2.01972°E / 41.31583; 2.01972Coordinates: 41°18′57″N 2°01′11″E / 41.31583°N 2.01972°E / 41.31583; 2.01972
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.cat

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

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See also

References

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