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| Barcelona Events |
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1888 Universal Exposition ( World's Fair) |
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1909 Tragic Week |
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1929 International Exposition ( World's Fair) |
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1936 People's Olympiad cancelled because of the Spanish Civil
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1952 Eucharistic Congress |
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1962 In late September, major flooding kills 800+
people in the surroundings |
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1982 Hosted eight matches of the twelfth
Football World Cup |
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1992 Summer Olympics |
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2004 Universal Forum of Cultures |
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2006 3GSM World Congress | |
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| Barcelona Demographics |
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The second largest city in Spain, Barcelona
numbers around 230,942 immigrants, many of them from Spain's former possessions
in Latin America, particularly Ecuador, Argentina and Colombia . There are large
numbers of Moroccan, Pakistani and Eastern European immigrants, especially from
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| Barcelona Geography |
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To its north, the city borders the Besòs river
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Coloma de Gramenetand Sant Adrià de Besòs ; to the south it
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L'Hospitalet de Llobregat and Esplugues de
Llobregat ; to the east is the Mediterranean; and to the west are Montcada i
Reixach and Sant Cugat del Vallès . Tibidabo , a prominent peak to the
northwest, is visible from much of the city. Barcelona is divided into several
districts. The following list favours Catalan-language names over
Spanish-language names; as of 2004 , they are the most commonly used and the
only official ones:
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Ciutat Vella (old city): El Raval (also known as
the Barri Xinès), the Barri Gòtic , and the Barri de la Ribera. |
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The Eixample : Sant Antoni, Esquerra de
l'Eixample ("the left side of the Eixample" with the sea at your back), Dreta de
l'Eixample ("the right side of the Eixample"), Barri de la Sagrada Família
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Sants - Montjuïc : Can Tunis, Montjuïc, Hostafrancs, Sants,
Poble Sec |
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Les Corts |
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Sarrià - Sant Gervasi: Pedralbes , Sarrià, Sant Gervasi,
Vallvidrera |
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Gràcia : Vallcarca, Barri de la Salut, Gràcia, El Camp
d'en Grassot |
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Horta-Guinardó: Horta, El Carmel, La Teixonera, El Guinardó
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Nou Barris : Can Peguera, Porta, Canyelles, Ciutat Meridiana,
Guineueta, Prosperitat, |
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Vallbona, Verdum, Vilapicina, Roquetes, Trinitat Vella,
Trinitat Nova, Torre Baró, Torre Llobeta and Turó de la Peira. |
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Sant Andreu: Barri del Congrés, Sant Andreu de Palomar
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Sant Martí: Fort Pius, Sant Martí de Provençals, Poble Nou
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