Sant Adrià de Besòs
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Sant Adrià de Besòs (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈsant əðɾiˈa ðə βəˈzɔs]) is a ceety an a municipality athin the comarca o Barcelonès in Catalonie, north-eastren Spain. It is situatit on the Mediterranean coast, at the mooth o river Besòs, extendin tae baith sides o the estuar awtho the oreeginal dounset wi the pairish kirk lees on the left bank o the river, in the northren pairt o toun.[3] Sant Adrià is the smawest municipality o Barcelonès an haes close tees wi the neebouring ceeties o Barcelona, Badalona an Santa Coloma de Gramenet, shapin a uniform urban area athin Barcelona metropolitan aurie.[4]
Sant Adrià de Besòs | |
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Municipality | |
Plaça de la Vila dominatit bi the ceety haw | |
Coordinates: 41°25′N 2°13′E | |
Kintra | Spain |
Commonty | Catalonie |
Province | Barcelona |
Comarca | Barcelonès |
Legal destrict | Badalona |
Boroughs | 6 neighbourhoods
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Govrenment | |
• Teep | Mayor-cooncil |
• Bodi | Ajuntament de Sant Adrià de Besòs |
• Mayor | Joan Callau (PSC) |
Area | |
• Total | 3.78 km2 (1.46 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 14 m (46 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2012)[2] | |
• Total | 35,151 |
• Density | 9255.24/km2 (23,971.0/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Adrianenc, adrianenca (ca) Adrianense (es) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 08930 |
Aurie code(s) | (+34) 93 381 |
Statistical code | 081944 |
Website | www.sant-adria.net |
The municipality straddles major transportation netwirks an is servit bi several modes o public transport. Sant Adrià is currently a toun dominatit bi the service sector, but wi a diverse manufacturin sector (especially in the auries o metal-wirk, chemistry, an construction) consistin maistly o middlin-sizit companies.[5] Historically, it haes experiencit several massive migration flows attractit bi the important industrialisation o the aurie during the last hunderyear an haes been subject o various major urban redevelopments. In 2004, Sant Adrià de Besòs wis pairt o the Universal Forum of Cultures.[6]