Badalona
Badalona | |
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Badalona Location within Catalonia Badalona Location within Spain | |
| Coordinates: 41°26′56″N 2°14′46″E / 41.44889°N 2.24611°E | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Catalonia |
| Province | Barcelona |
| Region | Barcelona |
| County | Barcelonès |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Xavier García Albiol (2023) (PP) |
| Area | |
• Total | 20.96 km2 (8.09 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 12 m (39 ft) |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 226,219 |
| • Rank | 22nd in Spain |
| • Density | 10,790/km2 (27,950/sq mi) |
| Demonyms | Badalonian (en) Badaloní; Badalonina (ca) Badalonés; Badalonesa (es) |
| Postal code | 08910-08918 |
| Area code | (+34) 934 |
| Climate | Csa |
| Website | badalona |
Badalona (/ˌbædəˈloʊnə/, US also /ˌbɑːd-/, Catalan: [bəðəˈlonə], Spanish: [baðaˈlona]) is a city and municipality in the Province of Barcelona in the autonomous community of Catalonia in Spain. It is located to the north east of Barcelona, on the left bank of the Besòs River and on the Mediterranean Sea, in the Barcelona metropolitan area. With a population of 226,219, it is the 4th-largest city in Catalonia and the 22rd-largest in Spain. It became a city in 1897.