Gavà

Gavà
gavanenc/a (Catalan)
—  Municipality  —

Coat of arms
Gavà
Location in Catalonia
Coordinates:
Country  Spain
Community  Catalonia
Province Barcelona
Comarca Baix Llobregat
Government
 • Mayor Joaquim Balsera Garcia (PSC)
Area
 • Total 30.90 km2 (11.9 sq mi)
Elevation 9 m (30 ft)
Population (2007)
 • Total 44,678
 • Density 1,445.9/km2 (3,744.8/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Website http://www.gavaciutat.cat

Gavà (Catalan pronunciation: [ɡəˈβa]) is a municipality in Barcelona Province (Catalonia, Spain), bordering the coast of the Mediterranean Sea between Viladecans and Castelldefels; not to get confused with the village of Gava (or Gávavencsellő) in the Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary.

Gavà has a beach and two population centers:

Gavà's mayor is of the Socialist Party of Catalonia.

Demography

1900 1930 1950 1970 1986 2007
1825 5054 6860 24,213 32,351 44,678

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