Sant Boi de Llobregat
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| Province | Barcelona |
| Comarca | Baix Llobregat |
| Population (2002) | 80,738 |
| Area | 21.94 km² |
| Population density (2002) |
3680 /km² |
| Elevation | 30 m |
| Demonym | n/a |
 [[Baix Llobregat]] |
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Sant Boi de Llobregat is a town of 80,000 inhabitants (2004) Barcelona province, Spain, located aside the Llobregat river.
The town distributes its territory into six districts: Ciutat Cooperativa-Molí Nou, Marianao-Can Paulet, Barri Centre, Vinyets-Molí Vell, Camps Blancs-Canons-Orioles and Casablanca.
It limits to the north with the towns of Santa Coloma de Cervelló, Sant Joan Despí and the village of Sant Climent, to the east with the town of Cornellà de Llobregat, to the west with Viladecans and to the south with El Prat de Llobregat, having a narrow land extension to the south that enters into the Mediterranean Sea.
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[edit] Economy
Though the main business activity is centered in the trading and service sector, Sant Boi has also a remarkable industrial activity, especially for metallurgy; agriculture is stimulated by the fertile alluvial lands at the mouth of Llobregat river and a mild climate, producing a wide variety of vegetables like the famous Llobregat's delta artichokes.
[edit] Politics
The alcalde (mayor) is Montserrat Gibert (PSC).
- PSC 12 (socialdemocracy)
- ICV 5 (ecologist, socialist and regionalist)
- PP 4 (consevadurism and catholicals)
- CiU 2 (liberaldemocracy and regionalist)
- ERC 2 (independentist and socialist)
[edit] History
The finding of archeological remains corresponding to Iberian colonies (VI-I bC) and the Romans (I-V aC) - a noteworthy Roman bath is located near the river - suggests that the origins of Sant Boi can be found at the pre-Roman times.
Like most of the surrounding lands, from the 7th to the 12th century the town was controlled by the Moors, who called it "Alcala", which means castle, due to the existence of a hillock from where the river and the valley were dominated.
During the middle age the village was progressively populated, growing from the surroundings of the castle to adjacent zones. A baroque style church is built during the XVI century. The growth keeps on during the following centuries, giving rise to numerous "Masies" (typical Catalan agricultural housing) near the river and the most fertile lands. At the ends of the nineteenth century Sant Boi was a village of near 5000 inhabitants, with an economy mainly based in agriculture.
At the beginnings of the twentieth century the first industries flourished in Sant Boi, ranging from brick manufacture to metalwork. With the end of the Spanish Civil War in 1939 there is a massive inflow of immigration coming from diverse points of the Spanish geography. These flows of population consisted mainly in people from villages and small towns searching a job and career opportunities in the town of Barcelona, stimulated by the increasing demand of workmanship in the regrowth of the Catalan industry during the postwar period. The population rises from 10.000 people in 1940 to 65.000 in 1975. This period is characterized by the construction of complete quarters (Casablanca, Camps Blancs, Cooperativa) dedicated to housing for the immigration.
Nowadays Sant Boi is a town with more than 80.000 inhabitants, with well-established industrial and services sectors, and a healthy cultural and recreational offer.
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| Province | Barcelona |
| Comarca | Baix Llobregat |
| Population (2002) | 80,738 |
| Area | 21.94 km² |
| Population density (2002) |
3680 /km² |
| Elevation | 30 m |
| Demonym | n/a |
[[Baix Llobregat]] |
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[edit] Demography
| 1900 | 1930 | 1950 | 1970 | 1986 | 2002 |
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| 5311 | 8867 | 10,811 | 50,051 | 75,789 | 80,738 |
[edit] Notable places
- Sant Baldiri's church
- Termas Romanas.
- Sant Ramon hermitage.
[edit] Prominent people from Sant Boi
[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).
[edit] External links
- Artistic and historical buildings in Sant Boi de Llobregat (in Catalan)
- Vilaweb-Sant Boi News and Information in Catalan
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Abrera | Begues | Castelldefels | Castellví de Rosanes | Cervelló | Collbató | Corbera de Llobregat | Cornellà de Llobregat | Esparreguera | Esplugues de Llobregat | Gavà | Martorell | Molins de Rei | Olesa de Montserrat | Pallejà | La Palma de Cervelló | El Papiol | El Prat de Llobregat | Sant Andreu de la Barca | Sant Boi de Llobregat | Sant Climent de Llobregat | Sant Esteve Sesrovires | Sant Feliu de Llobregat | Sant Joan Despí | Sant Just Desvern | Sant Vicenç dels Horts | Santa Coloma de Cervelló | Torrelles de Llobregat | Vallirana | Viladecans |
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