Baix Llobregat (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈbaʒ ʎuβɾəˈɣat]) is a comarca (county) on the coast of Catalonia, Spain. It is located in the Barcelona region and its capital is Sant Feliu de Llobregat.
Baix Llobregat | |
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| Country |  Spain |
| Autonomous community |  Catalonia |
| Province | .svg){kind=small} Barcelona |
| Region | Àmbit metropolità de Barcelona |
| Capital | Sant Feliu de Llobregat |
| Municipalities | List
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| Government | |
| • Body | Baix Llobregat Comarcal Council |
| • President | Eva Martínez Morales (PSC) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 486.2 km2 (187.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 806,249 |
| • Density | 1,700/km2 (4,300/sq mi) |
| Demonym | |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Largest municipality | Cornellà de Llobregat |
Municipalities
edit| Municipality | Population(2014)[1] | Areakm2[1] |
|---|---|---|
| Abrera | 12,125 | 19.9 |
| Begues | 6,620 | 50.4 |
| Castelldefels | 63,255 | 12.9 |
| Castellví de Rosanes | 1,760 | 16.4 |
| Cervelló | 8,811 | 24.1 |
| Collbató | 4,427 | 18.1 |
| Corbera de Llobregat | 14,237 | 18.4 |
| Cornellà de Llobregat | 86,234 | 7.0 |
| Esparreguera | 21,685 | 27.4 |
| Esplugues de Llobregat | 46,133 | 4.6 |
| Gavà | 46,326 | 30.8 |
| Martorell | 27,895 | 12.8 |
| Molins de Rei | 25,152 | 15.9 |
| Olesa de Montserrat | 23,543 | 16.6 |
| Pallejà | 11,253 | 8.3 |
| La Palma de Cervelló | 3,002 | 5.5 |
| El Papiol | 4,023 | 9.0 |
| El Prat de Llobregat | 62,866 | 31.4 |
| Sant Andreu de la Barca | 27,268 | 5.5 |
| Sant Boi de Llobregat | 83,107 | 21.5 |
| Sant Climent de Llobregat | 3,938 | 10.8 |
| Sant Esteve Sesrovires | 7,542 | 18.6 |
| Sant Feliu de Llobregat | 43,715 | 11.8 |
| Sant Joan Despí | 32,981 | 6.2 |
| Sant Just Desvern | 16,389 | 7.8 |
| Sant Vicenç dels Horts | 28,103 | 9.1 |
| Santa Coloma de Cervelló | 8,038 | 7.5 |
| Torrelles de Llobregat | 5,851 | 13.6 |
| Vallirana | 14,612 | 23.9 |
| Viladecans | 65,358 | 20.4 |
| • Total: 30 | 806,249 | 486.2 |
Proposed changes
editIt has long been proposed to split the northern part of Baix Llobregat into a separate comarca. The Catalan government's "Report on the revision of Catalonia's territorial organisation model" (the Roca Report), published in 2000, recommends many changes to comarcas, including the creation of Baix Llobregat Nord, with its capital at Martorell, taking in several more municipalities from Alt Penedès, Anoia, Bages, and Vallès Occidental.[2] Recent campaigns have referred to the proposed new comarca as "Montserratí", due to the landmark Montserrat mountain marking part of its eastern border.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b "El municipi en xifres". Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya. Retrieved 2015-05-25.
- ^ Miquel Roca i Junyent; et al. (December 2000). "Informe sobre la revisió del Model d'organització territorial de Catalunya" (PDF) (in Catalan). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-29.
- ^ Laura Guevara Montfort (7 July 2017). "Neix una Plataforma per reivindicar la futura comarca del Montserratí" (in Catalan). Regió7. Retrieved 2017-07-20.