Baix Llobregat

Baix Llobregat (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈbaʒ ʎuβɾəˈɣat]) is a comarca (county) on the coast of Catalonia, Spain. It is located in the Barcelona region and its capital is Sant Feliu de Llobregat.

Baix Llobregat
Comarca
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Coat of arms
Country Spain
Autonomous community Catalonia
RegionÀmbit metropolità de Barcelona
ProvinceBarcelona
CapitalSant Feliu de Llobregat
Municipalities
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Area
 • Total486.2 km2 (187.7 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)
 • Total806,249
 • Density1,700/km2 (4,300/sq mi)
Demonym 
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Largest municipalityCornellà de Llobregat

Municipalities
Municipality Population
(2014)[1]		 Area
km2[1]
Abrera12,12519.9
Begues6,62050.4
Castelldefels63,25512.9
Castellví de Rosanes1,76016.4
Cervelló8,81124.1
Collbató4,42718.1
Corbera de Llobregat14,23718.4
Cornellà de Llobregat86,2347.0
Esparreguera21,68527.4
Esplugues de Llobregat46,1334.6
Gavà46,32630.8
Martorell27,89512.8
Molins de Rei25,15215.9
Olesa de Montserrat23,54316.6
Pallejà11,2538.3
La Palma de Cervelló3,0025.5
El Papiol4,0239.0
El Prat de Llobregat62,86631.4
Sant Andreu de la Barca27,2685.5
Sant Boi de Llobregat83,10721.5
Sant Climent de Llobregat3,93810.8
Sant Esteve Sesrovires7,54218.6
Sant Feliu de Llobregat43,71511.8
Sant Joan Despí32,9816.2
Sant Just Desvern16,3897.8
Sant Vicenç dels Horts28,1039.1
Santa Coloma de Cervelló8,0387.5
Torrelles de Llobregat5,85113.6
Vallirana14,61223.9
Viladecans65,35820.4
• Total: 30806,249486.2

Proposed changes

It has long been proposed to split the northern part of Baix Llobregat into a separate comarca. The Catalan government's "Report on the revision of Catalonia's territorial organisation model" (the Roca Report), published in 2000, recommends many changes to comarcas, including the creation of Baix Llobregat Nord, with its capital at Martorell, taking in several more municipalities from Alt Penedès, Anoia, Bages, and Vallès Occidental.[2] Recent campaigns have referred to the proposed new comarca as "Montserratí", due to the landmark Montserrat mountain marking part of its eastern border.[3]

References
  1. "El municipi en xifres". Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya. Retrieved 2015-05-25.
  2. Miquel Roca i Junyent; et al. (December 2000). "Informe sobre la revisió del Model d'organització territorial de Catalunya" (PDF) (in Catalan). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-29.
  3. Laura Guevara Montfort (7 July 2017). "Neix una Plataforma per reivindicar la futura comarca del Montserratí" (in Catalan). Regió7. Retrieved 2017-07-20.

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