El Prat de Llobregat
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Area | |
• Total | 31.4 km2 (12.1 sq mi) |
Elevation | 8 m (26 ft) |
Population (2018)[3] | |
• Total | 64,132 |
• Density | 2,000/km2 (5,300/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | pratense (Spanish), pratenc, -ca (Catalan) |
Website | elprat |
El Prat de Llobregat (Catalan pronunciation: [əl ˈpɾad də ʎuβɾəˈɣat]), commonly known as El Prat [əl ˈpɾat], is a municipality of Spain located in the comarca of Baix Llobregat in Catalonia. The Josep Tarradellas Barcelona–El Prat Airport largely lies within the municipal limits. It is part of the Barcelona metropolitan area.
Location
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It is situated in the
History
El Prat was founded between the years 1720 and 1740, when the town started to grow besides a path crossing. The first buildings to appear were the church (dedicated to
After this, the installation of a ferry to cross the river and, later, the construction of the Ferran Puig bridge, the arrival of the railroad and the discovery of underground water improved the communication of El Prat and consequently doubled its population. In 1917, the installation on the town of La Papelera Espanola, a factory producing paper and derivatives, started the industrial years of El Prat.
Next, in 1923, three private aerodromes started operations in El Prat, due to the flat terrain of the municipality. That was the beginning of the connection between El Prat and the world of aviation, that would end up creating
In 1926, another company, this time of the textile sector, called "La Seda de Barcelona", built a factory in the town. That caused the final spurt of growth of El Prat. With the immigration of people from the south of Spain (mostly Andalusia and Extremadura), the town almost doubled in size by 1930, and again by 1950, and then increased its size threefold in 1970 with the creation of the neighborhoods of Sant Cosme, Sant Jordi and La Granja, built to be the home of these immigrants. Finally, with the next expansion, the population doubled in size once again, although has now reached a period of stability.
Demography
1900 | 1930 | 1950 | 1970 | 1986 | 2011 |
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2,804 | 6,694 | 10,401 | 36,363 | 63,052 | 63,499 |
Climate
Climate data for m.a.s.l., location )
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 13.6 (56.5) |
14.3 (57.7) |
16.1 (61.0) |
18.0 (64.4) |
21.1 (70.0) |
24.9 (76.8) |
28.0 (82.4) |
28.5 (83.3) |
26.0 (78.8) |
22.1 (71.8) |
17.3 (63.1) |
14.3 (57.7) |
20.3 (68.5) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 9.2 (48.6) |
9.9 (49.8) |
11.8 (53.2) |
13.7 (56.7) |
16.9 (62.4) |
20.9 (69.6) |
23.9 (75.0) |
24.4 (75.9) |
21.7 (71.1) |
17.8 (64.0) |
13.0 (55.4) |
10.0 (50.0) |
16.1 (61.0) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 4.7 (40.5) |
5.4 (41.7) |
7.4 (45.3) |
9.4 (48.9) |
12.8 (55.0) |
16.8 (62.2) |
19.8 (67.6) |
20.2 (68.4) |
17.4 (63.3) |
13.5 (56.3) |
8.6 (47.5) |
5.7 (42.3) |
11.8 (53.2) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 37 (1.5) |
35 (1.4) |
36 (1.4) |
40 (1.6) |
47 (1.9) |
30 (1.2) |
21 (0.8) |
62 (2.4) |
81 (3.2) |
91 (3.6) |
59 (2.3) |
40 (1.6) |
588 (23.1) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 53 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 158 | 171 | 206 | 239 | 258 | 287 | 293 | 264 | 229 | 196 | 153 | 137 | 2,591 |
Source: Agencia Estatal de Meteorología[4]
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Climate data for El Prat(data from 1935-1969) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 12.8 (55.0) |
13.8 (56.8) |
15.3 (59.5) |
17.8 (64.0) |
20.9 (69.6) |
24.6 (76.3) |
27.3 (81.1) |
27.4 (81.3) |
25.4 (77.7) |
21.5 (70.7) |
17.0 (62.6) |
13.7 (56.7) |
19.8 (67.6) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 8.4 (47.1) |
9.2 (48.6) |
11.2 (52.2) |
13.5 (56.3) |
16.4 (61.5) |
20.4 (68.7) |
23.0 (73.4) |
23.3 (73.9) |
21.4 (70.5) |
17.2 (63.0) |
12.7 (54.9) |
9.6 (49.3) |
15.5 (59.9) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 4.1 (39.4) |
4.5 (40.1) |
7.2 (45.0) |
9.2 (48.6) |
12.0 (53.6) |
16.3 (61.3) |
18.8 (65.8) |
19.2 (66.6) |
17.3 (63.1) |
13.0 (55.4) |
8.4 (47.1) |
5.4 (41.7) |
11.3 (52.3) |
Source: Sistema de Clasificación Bioclimática Mundial[5] |
Economy
At El Prat De Llobregat stands the Gearbox del Prat plant, fully owned by the Spanish car maker SEAT, which is one of the five production sites in the world manufacturing transmission parts and gearboxes for the Volkswagen Group.[6]
Also
Schools and education
Public centers in El Prat de Llobregat
- Preschool
- Sol Solet
- Dumbo
- El Cabusset
- La Vailets
- El Xumet del Prat
- Llar d'infants Hello Kitty
- Kindergarten and primary education (CEIP)
- Joan Maragall
- Escola Mare de Déu del Carme
- Jacint Verdaguer
- Charles Darwin
- Josep Tarradellas
- Sant Cosme i Sant Damià
- Bernat Metge
- Escola del Parc
- Galileo Galilei
- Sant Jaume
- Jaume Balmes
- Pompeu Fabra
- Ramón Llull
- Private schools (primary education and secondary education )
- Col·legi Seda
- Acadèmia Nuestra Señora del Mar García-Lorca
- Escola Mare de Déu del Carme
- Secondary education and baccalaureate (INS)
- Estany de la Ricarda
- Baldiri Guilera
- Salvador Dalí
- Doctor Trueta
- Illa dels Banyols
- Institut Ribera Baixa[9]
- Special education center (CEE)
- Can Rigol
- Adult schools(EPA)
- Sant Cosme
- Terra Baixa
See also
- Metropolitan area of Barcelona
- Zona Franca (Barcelona)
References
- Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
- Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ "Standard Climate Values. Barcelona Aeropuerto". Retrieved 2018-03-09.
- ^ "ESP BARCELONA - EL PRAT DE LLOBREGAT".
- ^ Gearbox del Prat http://media.seat.com/en/company/380-gearbox-del-prat.html Archived 2010-03-26 at the Wayback Machine
- Vueling Airlines. Retrieved on 29 December 2009.
- ^ " Article: clickair on track to carry 4.5 million passengers by year end.(Brief article)." Airline Industry Information. 25 September 2007. Retrieved on 30 March 2009.
- ^ "Institut Ribera Baixa" (in Catalan). Retrieved 2013-04-28.
- Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989). Guia de Catalunya, Barcelona: Caixa de Catalunya. ISBN 84-87135-02-1(Catalan).
External links
- Artistic and historical buildings in Prat de Llobregat (in Catalan)
- El Prat City Council (in Catalan)
- Government data pages (in Catalan)