El Prat de Llobregat

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El Prat de Llobregat
Province Barcelona
Comarca Baix Llobregat
Population (2002) 63,312
Area 32.23 km²
Population
density (2002)
1964 /km²
Elevation 8 m
Demonym n/a

[[Baix Llobregat]]

El Prat de Llobregat is a municipality in the comarca of the Baix Llobregat in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated in the delta of the Llobregat river on the right bank. More than a quarter of the area of the municipality is occupied by Barcelona Airport: apart from the transport links to the airport, the town of El Prat is served by a railway station on the coast line from Barcelona to Valencia. The municipality also has a beach and a small nature reserve at the Llac (Lake) de la Ricarda i del Remolar. El Prat is famous for its blue legs(Known as "gall potablava" in catalan)

[edit] Demography

1900 1930 1950 1970 1986 2002
2804 6694 10,401 36,363 63,052 63,312

[edit] Reference

  • Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989). Guia de Catalunya, Barcelona:Caixa de Catalunya. ISBN 84-87135-01-3 (Spanish). ISBN 84-87135-02-1 (Catalan).

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{{Baix Llobregat Coordinates: 41°20′N 2°06′E