Gavà | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Spain Province of Barcelona#Spain |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Catalonia |
Coordinates: | 41.3072°N 2.0039°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Spain |
Subdivision Type1: | Community |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Type3: | Comarca |
Subdivision Name2: | Barcelona |
Subdivision Name3: | Baix Llobregat |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Raquel Sánchez Jiménez (2015)[1] |
Area Footnotes: | [2] |
Area Total Km2: | 30.8 |
Elevation M: | 9 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Postal Code: | 08850 |
Gavà (in Catalan; Valencian pronounced as /ɡəˈβa/) is a municipality in the Baix Llobregat comarca, in the province of Barcelona in Catalonia, Spain. It borders the coast of the Mediterranean Sea between Viladecans and Castelldefels.
Gavà has a beach and two population centers: the city proper and Gavà Mar (Gavà Sea), a coastal neighborhood.
Gavà's mayor belongs to the Socialists' Party of Catalonia.
Lycée Français de Gavà Bon Soleil, a French international school, is in the town. British College of Gava, is in the town.