Àmbit metropolità de Barcelona explained

Àmbit metropolità de Barcelona
Other Name:Vegueria of Barcelona
Settlement Type:Vegueria
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Barcelona
Subdivision Type:Sovereign state
Subdivision Name: Spain
Subdivision Type1:Community
Subdivision Type2:Vegueria
Parts Type:Counties
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:2,464.4
Population Total:4,916,847
Population As Of:2022
Population Density Km2:auto
Footnotes:Statistics from IDESCAT

Àmbit metropolità de Barcelona (in Catalan; Valencian pronounced as /ˈambid mətɾupuliˈta ðə βəɾsəˈlonə/; Barcelona Metropolitan Demarcation), also referred to as the vegueria of Barcelona,[1] [2] is one of the nine regions (vegueries) of Catalonia.

Located in the centre of the Catalan Pre-Coastal Range, it is the most populated region, with 4,916,847 inhabitants as of 2022.[3]

The region includes the counties of Baix Llobregat, Barcelonès, Maresme, Vallès Occidental and Vallès Oriental. Within Catalonia it borders Penedès to the south, Central Catalonia to the west, and vegueria of Girona to the north.

Its capital city is Barcelona.

Characteristics

The region was defined in 1987 in the Territorial Planning Laws approved by the Parliament of Catalonia.[4] It currently comprises Barcelona and its area of economic and market influence. Alt Penedès and Garraf were initially part of it as well, but were integrated into the new Penedès region in 2017.

In April 2008, the Department of Territorial Policy and Public Works of the Generalitat de Catalunya presented the preliminary draft of the Barcelona Metropolitan Territorial Plan, which delimits the areas of scenic and strategic interest that are to be preserved and aims to promote a quality road and rail network.[5]

Demography

The region's most populated cities (100,000+ inhabitants) are Barcelona, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Badalona, Terrassa, Sabadell, Mataró and Santa Coloma de Gramenet.

Population by county

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Population(2022)[6] Map
Barcelonès2,268,056
Baix Llobregat828,889
Maresme457,583
Vallès Occidental940,969
Vallès Oriental417,265

Transport

See main article: Autoritat del Transport Metropolità. Since 1997, the region's transport is coordinated by the Metropolitan Transport Authority, with the aims of planning the infrastructure and services, managing relations with transport operators, handling the financing of the transport system and setting fares.[7]

Local media

Television

In June 1980, the town of Cardedeu, in Vallès Oriental county, began broadcasts of, a community television channel that would be the first channel to broadcast entirely in Catalan, as well as the first local channel in Catalonia and in the whole of Spain.[8] [9]

Nowadays, the region holds TVC's studios, in Sant Joan Despí (Baix Llobregat), as well as RTVE's Catalan studios, located in Sant Cugat del Vallès (Vallès Occidental).[10]

As far as programming exclusive to the region is concerned, six different local multiplexes are active. In contrast to other regions of Catalonia, there are no local channels broadcast for the whole Barcelona region, but rather for each of its counties.[11] Below are the main television channels broadcasting in each county as of April 2024.

CountyChannel nameTypeHeadquartersMultiplex
BarcelonèsbetevéPublic (Barcelona)Sant Martí, Barcelona (Barcelonès)TL01B
Public (Badalona)Badalona (Barcelonès)
Public (L'Hospitalet de Llobregat)L'Hospitalet de Llobregat (Barcelonès)
Vallès OrientalVallès Oriental TelevisióPublic (Vallès Oriental)Granollers (Vallès Oriental)TL02B
Mollet del Vallès (Vallès Oriental)
Non-profit communityCardedeu (Vallès Oriental)
Baix LlobregatCommercialEsplugues de Llobregat (Baix Llobregat)TL03B
MaresmePublic (Maresme)Mataró (Maresme)TL06B
MarTVCommercialPremià de Mar (Maresme)
Vallès OccidentalSabadell (Vallès Occidental)TL07B
Televisió Sant CugatSant Cugat del Vallès (Vallès Occidental)
Public (Vallès Occidental)Terrassa (Vallès Occidental)
TL12B

See also

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Document .
  2. Web site: La Generalitat a la vegueria de Barcelona . 2024-04-18 . gencat.cat . ca-ES.
  3. Web site: Idescat. Statistical Yearbook of Catalonia. Population on 1 January. Counties and Aran, areas and provinces. . 2023-07-09 . www.idescat.cat.
  4. Web site: 2009-06-08 . Wayback Machine . 2023-07-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090608060449/http://www.e-coac.org/fixus/ctu/frames/catalu/C87177/D87177/Fram33.htm . 2009-06-08 .
  5. Web site: PTMB . 2023-07-09 . www.collserola.org.
  6. Web site: Idescat. Anuari estadístic de Catalunya. Població a 1 de gener. Comarques i Aran, àmbits i províncies. . 2023-06-29 . www.idescat.cat.
  7. Web site: Adreces i telèfons . 2024-04-18 . gencat.cat . ca-ES.
  8. News: Vicente . Inmaculada . 1990-06-11 . RTV Cardedeu, la decana . 2024-03-18 . El País . es . 1134-6582.
  9. Web site: A.c.r . 2013-01-15 . TV Cardedeu, la degana de Catalunya, en situació límit . 2024-03-18 . Ara.cat . ca.
  10. Web site: 2023-06-26 . Sant Cugat cumple 40 años . 2024-03-18 . RTVE.es . es.
  11. Web site: Database of television frequencies in Barcelona . 2024-04-18 . mundoplus.tv.