Barcelona

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 Sea Front
Sea Front

Barcelona is a city in Spain. It is the capital city of Catalonia, which is a region of Spain. Barcelona is on the Mediterranean coast. The city is between the rivers of Llobregat and Besòs, and south of the Pyrenees mountains.

1.6 million people live in Barcelona today (2006). Around 3.1 million people live in the Metropolitan Area and 5.3 million people live in the Urban Region.

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 Sagrada Familia
Sagrada Familia
 Guell Park
Guell Park
 Milà House
Milà House

[edit] Sister cities

Barcelona has sister relationships with many places worldwide:

Glasgow, Scotland
Antwerp, Belgium
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Busan, South Korea
Cologne, Germany
Dublin, Ireland
Gaza, Palestinian National Authority
Gdan'sk, Poland
Istanbul, Turkey
Kobe, Japan
Montevideo, Uruguay
Montpellier, France
Perpignan, France
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
São Paulo, Brazil
Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina
Tel Aviv, Israel

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