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Barcelona metropolitan area
Àrea metropolitana de Barcelona
CountrySpain
RegionCatalonia
CityBarcelona
Area
 • Metro
4,268 km2 (1,648 sq mi)
Population
 • Metro
5,355,127 Increase
 • Metro density1,250/km2 (3,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
GDP2008
Nominal$177 billion (4th in EU)

The Barcelona metropolitan area (Template:Lang-ca, Template:Lang-es) is a metropolitan area in Catalonia, north of Spain, centered on the city of Barcelona. With a population of around 5 million, it's the most populous metropolitan area on the Mediterranean coast, and one of the largest in Europe.

Overview

The urban area — core of metropolitan area of Barcelona has a population of 4,604,000[1] being the sixth-most populous urban area in the European Union after Paris, London, Ruhr area, Madrid and Milan. The Larger Urban Zone has a population of 4,440,629[2] according to Eurostat.

As stated by the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of United Nations, the metropolitan area of Barcelona has a population of 5,083,000,[3] according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development it has a population of 4,900,000[4] and according to the Eurostat it has a population of 5,375,774.[5] According to Idescat it has a population of 5,029,181,[6] according to BlatantWorld.com it has a population of 4,992,778[7] and according to World Gazetteer it has a population of 5,068,252.[8]

The Zones

Barcelona metropolitan area
Population Area(km2) Density
Barcelona 1,621,537 101 15,793
First Zone 1,598,534 532 2,923
Second Zone 1,481,937 1,362 1,070
Third Zone 747,810 2,273 329
5,355,127 4,268 1,255

Polynuclear Urban Region

P.U.R. of Barcelona
Population Area(km2) Density
Barcelona metro 5,355,127 4,268 1,255
Tarragona Area 411,876 656 628
Girona Area 336,218 1,081 311
6,103,221 6,005 1,016

According to the EURBANET project by Delft University of Technology[9] 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 km2.

Barcelona Polynuclear Urban Region is conceived as "isolated islands of significant growth" which, may develop into zones of global economic integration. This is, however, not intended to happen at the cost of the global competitive position of the present core area.[10]

Municipalities of metropolitan area - population and area

First zone

       

Second zone

       

Third zone

       

Municipalities of Polynuclear Urban Region - population and area

Tarragona area

       

Girona area

       

See also

References

  1. ^ Demographia: World Urban Areas, 2013
  2. ^ "Urban Audit". Eurostat. 2006.
  3. ^ United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, World Urbanization Prospects (2009 revision), (United Nations, 2010), Table A.12. Data for 2007.
  4. ^ Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, Competitive Cities in the Global Economy, OECD Territorial Reviews, (OECD Publishing, 2006), Table 1.1
  5. ^ "Population by sex and age groups on 1 January" - Eurostat, 2012
  6. ^ Àmbit Metropolità. Sèrie temporal Template:Ca icon
  7. ^ Most Populous Metropolitan Areas In Europe - blatantworld.com
  8. ^ Europe: metropolitan areas - World Gazetteer, 2012
  9. ^ EURBANET project
  10. ^ EURBANET: Introduction Theoretical Framework - Delft University of Technology, 2002