L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
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L'Hospitalet de Llobregat (Catalan pronunciation: [luspitəˈlɛd də ʎuβɾəˈɣat; ˌlɔs-]; Spanish: Hospitalet de Llobregat), often shortened to L'Hospitalet or just L'H, is a municipality in the Barcelonès comarca, in Catalonia (Spain). It is part of the Barcelona metropolitan area, the Barcelona province, and of the Barcelona conurbation.
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L'Hospitalet de Llobregat | |
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Coordinates: 41°21′35″N 2°6′00″E | |
Sovereign state | Spain |
Community | Catalonia |
Region | Barcelona |
County | Barcelonès |
Province | Barcelona |
Founded | 12th century |
Government | |
• Type | Ajuntament |
• Body | Ajuntament de L'Hospitalet |
• Mayor | Núria Marín (2023)[1] (PSC) |
Area | |
• City | 12.4 km2 (4.8 sq mi) |
Elevation (AMSL) | 8 m (26 ft) |
Population (2018)[3] | |
• City | 261,068 |
• Density | 21,000/km2 (55,000/sq mi) |
Demonyms | hospitalenc, -ca (ca) hospitalense (es) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 0890x |
Dialing code | +34 (E) 93 (B) |
INE code | 08 1017 |
City budget (2014) | €200 million |
Main festitivity | ? |
Patron saint | Saint Eulalia |
Website | l-h |
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By population, it is the second largest municipality in Catalonia and the sixteenth in Spain. It is one of the most densely populated cities in the European Union.[4]