BARCELONA

Population: About 1.6 million

Area: 101 km²

Location: Northeast of Spain, in Catalonia

Important facts:

1. It has a very famous church called La Sagrada Familia.

2. The city is next to the Mediterranean Sea.

POPULATION GROWTH IN BARCELONA

CADAQUÉS

Population: About 2,900

Area: 26 km²

Location: Northeast of Spain, in Catalonia

Important facts:

1. The artist Salvador Dalí lived there.

2. It’s a small fishing village by the sea.

POPULATION GROWTH IN CADAQUÉS

Population: About 28,500

Area: 43 km²

Location: Near Barcelona, in Catalonia

Important facts:

1. Sitges is famous for its beaches.

2. It has a big movie festival every year.

POPULATION GROWTH IN SITGES

Population: About 2,500 people

Area: Around 5 km²

Location: In Catalonia, northeast Spain, close to the Pyrenees mountains

Important facts

1. Besalú is famous for its beautiful old bridge and medieval buildings.

2. A long time ago, Besalú had an important Jewish quarter with special baths called “mikvehs.”

POPULATION GROWTH IN BESALÚ