Mataró
Municipality in Catalonia, Spain / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Mataro" redirects here. For the wine grape, see Mourvèdre. For ancient lake in the Andes, see Mataro (ancient lake).
For another wine grape that is also known as Mataro, see Carignan.
Mataró (Catalan pronunciation: [mətəˈɾo]) is the capital and largest town of the Maresme county in Catalonia, Spain. It is located on the Maresme coast, to the south of Costa Brava, between Cabrera de Mar and Sant Andreu de Llavaneres, 30 kilometres (19 miles) north-east of Barcelona. As of 2021[update], it had a population of c. 129,749 inhabitants.
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Mataró | |
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Coordinates: 41°32′N 2°27′E | |
Sovereign state | Spain |
Community | Catalonia |
Region | Barcelona |
County | Maresme |
Province | Barcelona |
Government | |
• Mayor | David Boté Paz (2015)[1][2] (PSC) |
Area | |
• Total | 22.5 km2 (8.7 sq mi) |
Elevation | 28 m (92 ft) |
Population (2018)[4] | |
• Total | 126,988 |
• Density | 5,600/km2 (15,000/sq mi) |
Demonym | Mataroní |
Website | mataro |
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