Barcelona (province)

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Barcelona is a province of eastern Spain, in the center of the autonomous community of Catalonia. It is bordered by the provinces of Tarragona, Lleida, and Girona, and by the Mediterranean Sea.

Its capital is Barcelona. About 5,350,000 people live in the province (2006), of whom 1,593,075 live in the municipality of Barcelona.

Some other cities and towns in Barcelona province include L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Badalona, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Martorell, Mataró, Granollers, Sabadell, Terrassa, Sitges, Igualada, Vic, Manresa, Berga.

See also List of municipalities in Barcelona.

The province contains the following comarques:

• Alt Penedès
• Anoia
• Bages
• Baix Llobregat
• Barcelonès
• Garraf
• Maresme
• Osona
• Vallès Occidental
• Vallès Oriental

The province is famous for its architecture.

	Provinces of Catalonia
Provinces: Barcelona | Girona | Lleida | Tarragona