Gavà

Gavà
Municipality
Ermita de Bruguers
Flag Coat of arms
Gavà Location in Catalonia Gavà Gavà (Spain)
Coordinates: 41°18′26″N 2°00′14″E
Country	Spain
Community	Catalonia
Province	Barcelona
Comarca	Baix Llobregat
Government
• Mayor	Raquel Sánchez Jiménez (2015)
Area
• Total	30.8 km2 (11.9 sq mi)
Elevation	9 m (30 ft)
Population  (2018)
• Total	46,705
• Density	1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi)
Website	www.gavaciutat.cat

Gavà museum

Gavà (Catalan pronunciation: [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.

Education

Lycée Français de Gavà Bon Soleil, a French international school, is in the town. British College of Gava, is in the town.

Demography

1900	1930	1950	1970	1986	2007
1825	5054	6860	24,213	32,351	44,678

Sports

• CF Gavà (football)

References

• Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989). Guia de Catalunya, Barcelona: Caixa de Catalunya. ISBN 84-87135-01-3 (Spanish). ISBN 84-87135-02-1 (Catalan).

External links

• The Website of Gavà (in Catalan | Spanish | English)
• Artistic and historical buildings in Gavà (in Catalan)
• The Website of Gavà Mar (in Catalan | Spanish | English | French)
• Government data pages (in Catalan)