2. Barcelona is the Capital and most populous city of
the Autonomous Community of Catalonia and the
second largest city in Spain.
Barcelona is located on the Mediterranean Coast in
between mouths of the rivers Llobregat and Besòs.
3. The population of the City of Catolinia is 1,615,018.
With the population of the metropolitan area is
3,161,081.
While the Urban Region of Barcelona consist of
around 5.5 million people.
4. Barcelona is a major economic centre with one of
Europe's principal Mediterranean ports, and
Barcelona International Airport is the second largest
in Spain after Madrid-Barajas Airport.
5. As the capital of Catalonia, Barcelona houses the seat
of the Catalan government, known as the Generalitat
de Catalunya; of particular note are the executive
branch, the parliament, and the Supreme Court of
Catalonia. The city is also the capital of the county
(comarca) of the Barcelonès.
6. Barcelona has a Mediterranean climate with sub-
mediterranean influence, which makes of it not to be
the "classical mediterranean climate" with mild, humid
winters and warm, dry summers.
December, January and February are the coldest
months, averaging temperatures of 9°C(48 °F). July and
August are the hottest months, averaging temperatures
of 24°C (72°F)
7. Particularly renowned are architectural works of
Antoni Gaudí and Lluís Domènech i Montaner that
have been designated UNESCO World Heritage Sites
8. Barcelona has a well-developed higher education
system of public universities. Most prominent among
these is the University of Barcelona, a worldrenowned research and teaching institution with
campuses around the city. Barcelona is also home to
the Polytechnic University of Catalonia, the newer
Pompeu Fabra University
9. Barcelona has many venues for live music and theatre,
including the world-renowned Gran Teatre del Liceu
opera theatre, the Teatre Nacional de Catalunya, the
Teatre Lliure and the Palau de la Música Catalana
concert hall.
Also Barcelona held the 1992 Olympic Games.
10. Barcelona contains 68 municipal parks, divided into
12 historic parks, 5 thematic (botanical) parks,
45 urban parks and 6 forest parks.
Of Barcelona's parks, Montjuïc is the largest, with
203 ha located on the mountain of the same name.[