Gavà
Municipality in Catalonia, Spain
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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 | |
|---|---|
Ermita de Bruguers | |
| Coordinates: 41°18′26″N 2°00′14″E | |
| Country | |
| Community | |
| Province | Barcelona |
| Comarca | Baix Llobregat |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Raquel Sánchez Jiménez (2015)[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 30.8 km2 (11.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 9 m (30 ft) |
| Population (2025-01-01)[3] | |
• Total | 48,243 |
| • Density | 1,570/km2 (4,060/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 08850 |
| Website | www |

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.[citation needed]
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 |