What region of Spain is Barcelona in?

Catalonia.
Barcelona, provincia (province) in the comunidad autónoma (autonomous community) of Catalonia, northeastern Spain.

Is Barcelona a city or a region?

Barcelona (/ˌbɑːrsəˈloʊnə/ BAR-sə-LOH-nə, Catalan: [bəɾsəˈlonə], Spanish: [baɾθeˈlona]) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain.

What Autonomous Region is Barcelona in?

Catalonia is an autonomous region located in the northeast of the Iberian Peninsula, Spain. Catalonia consists of 4 cities: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. Barcelona is the largest city and capital.

What are the Spanish regions called?

Provinces

Province name	Capital	Autonomous community
Madrid	Madrid	Community of Madrid
Málaga	Málaga	Andalusia
Murcia	Murcia	Region of Murcia
Navarre; Nafarroa (Basque); Navarra (Spanish)	Pamplona; Iruña (Basque)	Navarre

What are the main regions in Spain?

Fortunately, we’ve broken it down for you with a whistle-stop tour of Spain’s 17 diverse regions.

• Andalucia.
• Aragon.
• Asturias.
• Balearic Islands.
• Basque Country.
• Canary Islands.
• Cantabria.
• Castilla La Mancha.

Is Barcelona in southern Spain?

Barcelona is cradled in the North Eastern Mediterranean coast of mainland Spain, about 2 hours drive South from the French Pyrenees. It’s the capital of Catalunya, a region of Northern Spain that has its own unique culture, traditions and personality.

What region was Spain in?

Spain is a country located in southwestern Europe occupying most (about 82 percent) of the Iberian Peninsula.
Geography of Spain.

Continent	Europe
Region	Southern Europe Iberian Peninsula

What are the 17 different regions in Spain?

17 Regions of Spain: Autonomous Communities from North to South

• 1: Andalusia: The Southern Autonomous Community.
• 2: Valencia: Continuing Spain’s Costa Theme.
• 3: Catalonia: Home to Barcelona.
• 4: Balearic Islands: Eastern Spain.
• 5: Canary Islands.
• 6: Galicia: The Green Region.
• 7: Basque Country.
• 8: Madrid City and Province.

Is Catalan Spanish?

No. Catalan is a language in its own right. It does not derive from Spanish, or even from French, even though many people say that Catalan sounds like a mixture of both. Catalan evolved directly from common Latin.

Where is the Catalan region?

Spain
Catalonia, Spanish Cataluña, Catalan Catalunya, comunidad autónoma (autonomous community) and historic region of Spain, encompassing the northeastern provincias (provinces) of Girona, Barcelona, Tarragona, and Lleida. The autonomous community of Catalonia occupies a triangular area in the northeastern corner of Spain.

What is the northern region of Spain called?

Galicia
Galicia (Spain)

Galicia Galicia or Galiza (Galician)
Coordinates:42.5°N 8.1°WCoordinates:42.5°N 8.1°W
Country	Spain
Capital	Santiago de Compostela
Provinces	A Coruña, Lugo, Ourense, and Pontevedra

What are the 15 major regions of Spain?

A Guide to the Regions of Spain

• Andalusia. Located in the south of Spain, Andalusia covers the entire coastline, including the areas of Costa del Sol, Costa de Almería, and Costa Tropical.
• Asturias.
• Balearic Islands.
• Pais Vasco (Basque Country)
• Cantabria.
• Castilla-La Mancha.
• Catalonia.
• Extremadura.

How many region are in Spain?

17 Autonomous Regions
Spain’s regions offer a wealth of cultural and natural resources. There are 17 Autonomous Regions in total, and two Autonomous Cities: Ceuta and Melilla.

Is Catalonia northern Spain?

By the Treaty of the Pyrenees (1659), the northern parts of Catalonia, mostly the Roussillon, were ceded to France.
Catalonia.

Catalonia Catalunya (Catalan) Catalonha (Occitan) Cataluña (Spanish)
• Total	32,108 km2 (12,397 sq mi)
Area rank	6th in Spain
Population (2020)
• Total	7,727,029

Which region in Spain is the richest?

The wealthiest Spaniards are from the Basque Country, with a median income of €27,174. The poorest Spaniards reside in Extremadura, where median income is €18,662.
Median Income.

Rank	Autonomous community	Average income (€)
1	Basque Country	27,174
2	Madrid	27,062
3	Navarre	24,290
4	Catalonia	24,094

What region is Bilbao?

the Basque Country
Bilbao, port city, capital of Vizcaya provincia (province), in the comunidad autónoma (autonomous community) of the Basque Country, northern Spain. Bilbao lies along the mouth of the Nervión River, 7 miles (11 km) inland from the Bay of Biscay. It is the largest city in the Basque Country.

Is northern or southern Spain better?

Spain is internationally renowned by its mediterranean cuisine.In southern Spain all the beaches are better prepared with many restaurants and chiringuitos (bars on the beach) while in the north you will probably have to leave the beach to find one. If you are a food lover you will probably prefer the north of Spain.

Where is southern Spain?

Andalusia is located in the south of the Iberian peninsula, in southwestern Europe, immediately south of the autonomous communities of Extremadura and Castilla-La Mancha; west of the autonomous community of Murcia and the Mediterranean Sea; east of Portugal and the Atlantic Ocean; and north of the Mediterranean Sea and

What language is Catalan?

Catalan language

Catalan
Native to	Spain, Andorra, France, Italy
Ethnicity	Aragonese Balears Catalans Valencians
Native speakers	4.1 million (2012) Total number of speakers: More than 10 million (L1 plus L2; 2018)
Language family	Indo-European Italic Romance Western Romance Gallo-Romance Occitano-Romance Catalan

What surrounds Spain?

Spain is the ideal destination for water sports enthusiasts, as it is surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea, the Atlantic Ocean and the Cantabrian Sea.

What Spanish region is Madrid in?

Madrid, comunidad autónoma (autonomous community) of central Spain, coextensive with the provincia (province) of the same name. It is bounded by the autonomous communities of Castile-León to the north and west and Castile–La Mancha to the east and south.