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The provinces of Catalonia as well as all cities and municipalities of more than 20,000 inhabitants.
Provinces
| | Name | Abbr. | Status | Adm. | Capital | A (km²) | C 1981-03-01 j | C 1991-03-01 j | C 2001-11-01 j | C 2011-11-01 j |
| i | Barcelona | | Prov | CAT | Barcelona | 7,728 | 4,623,204 | 4,654,407 | 4,805,927 | 5,522,566 |
| i | Girona | | Prov | CAT | Girona | 5,910 | 467,000 | 509,628 | 565,304 | 751,804 |
| i | Lleida | | Prov | CAT | Lleida | 12,172 | 353,160 | 353,455 | 362,206 | 438,427 |
| i | Tarragona | | Prov | CAT | Tarragona | 6,303 | 513,050 | 542,004 | 609,673 | 807,041 |
| i | Cataluña [Catalonia] {Cataluna} | CAT | Reg | | Barcelona | 32,113 | 5,956,414 | 6,059,494 | 6,343,110 | 7,519,838 |
| | Spain | ESP | | | Madrid | 504,783 | 37,682,355 | 38,872,268 | 40,847,371 | 46,815,916 |
- Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid (web).
Principal Cities
| | Name | C C 2011-11-01 j |
| 1 | Barcelona | 1,611,013 |
| 2 | L'Hospitalet | 256,509 |
| 3 | Badalona | 219,241 |
| 4 | Terrassa | 214,406 |
| 5 | Sabadell | 206,949 |
| 6 | Lleida | 137,283 |
| 7 | Tarragona | 133,223 |
| 8 | Mataró | 123,367 |
| 9 | Santa Coloma de Gramanet | 119,391 |
| 10 | Reus | 106,849 |
Cities & Municipalities
| | Name | C C 1981-03-01 j | C C 1991-03-01 j | C C 2001-11-01 j | C C 2011-11-01 j |
| i | Amposta | 14,673 | 15,321 | 16,865 | 21,375 |
| i | Badalona | 229,780 | 218,725 | 205,836 | 219,241 |
| i | Barberà (del Vallès) {Barbera} | 17,989 | 31,147 | 26,428 | 32,186 |
| i | Barcelona | 1,752,627 | 1,643,542 | 1,503,884 | 1,611,013 |
| i | Blanes | 20,353 | 25,663 | 30,693 | 39,309 |
| i | Calafell | 4,597 | 7,166 | 13,503 | 24,432 |
| i | Cambrils | 11,136 | 14,571 | 21,000 | 33,169 |
| i | Castellar (del Vallès) | 11,008 | 13,500 | 18,225 | 23,275 |
| i | Castelldefels | 24,697 | 33,017 | 46,428 | 61,858 |
| i | Cerdanyola (del Vallès) | 40,078 | 56,612 | 53,343 | 57,674 |
| i | Cornellà (de Llobregat) {Cornella} | 91,563 | 84,927 | 79,979 | 86,504 |
| i | El Masnou | 14,522 | 18,393 | 20,678 | 22,430 |
| i | El Prat (de Llobregat) | 60,419 | 64,321 | 61,818 | 62,981 |
| i | El Vendrell | 11,661 | 15,415 | 23,744 | 36,476 |
| i | Esparreguera | 11,079 | 12,612 | 18,290 | 21,875 |
| i | Esplugues (de Llobregat) | 46,079 | 48,310 | 45,127 | 46,307 |
| i | Figueres | 30,412 | 34,573 | 33,064 | 44,493 |
| i | Gavà {Gava} | 33,624 | 35,204 | 39,815 | 46,306 |
| i | Girona (Gerona) | 63,308 | 68,656 | 74,879 | 96,113 |
| i | Granollers | 45,348 | 51,873 | 53,105 | 59,571 |
| i | Igualada | 31,532 | 31,855 | 33,049 | 39,103 |
| i | L'Hospitalet (de Llobregat) {LHospitalet} | 295,074 | 272,578 | 239,019 | 256,509 |
| i | Lleida (Lérida) | 106,814 | 112,093 | 112,199 | 137,283 |
| i | Lloret de Mar | 10,463 | 15,018 | 20,239 | 39,245 |
| i | Manlleu | 15,962 | 16,148 | 17,532 | 20,302 |
| i | Manresa | 67,007 | 66,320 | 63,981 | 76,311 |
| i | Martorell | 15,948 | 16,653 | 23,023 | 27,668 |
| i | Mataró {Mataro} | 97,008 | 101,510 | 106,358 | 123,367 |
| i | Molins de Rei | 18,308 | 17,840 | 20,639 | 24,735 |
| i | Mollet (del Vallès) | 35,480 | 40,877 | 47,270 | 52,096 |
| i | Montcada i Reixac | 25,625 | 26,356 | 28,295 | 34,522 |
| i | Olesa de Montserrat | 13,914 | 14,962 | 17,987 | 23,909 |
| i | Olot | 25,072 | 26,713 | 28,060 | 33,552 |
| i | Palafrugell | 15,156 | 17,417 | 18,322 | 22,653 |
| i | Pineda de Mar | 11,747 | 16,317 | 21,074 | 25,838 |
| i | Premià de Mar {Premia de Mar} | 20,034 | 22,699 | 26,334 | 27,924 |
| i | Reus | 79,245 | 87,670 | 89,006 | 106,849 |
| i | Ripollet | 26,133 | 26,782 | 30,235 | 37,336 |
| i | Roses | 8,004 | 10,303 | 12,726 | 19,737 |
| i | Rubí {Rubi} | 43,839 | 50,405 | 61,159 | 74,321 |
| i | Sabadell | 186,123 | 189,404 | 183,788 | 206,949 |
| i | Salou | 5,469 | 7,264 | 14,164 | 26,345 |
| i | Salt | 19,537 | 21,807 | 21,238 | 29,430 |
| i | Santa Coloma de Gramanet | 140,613 | 133,138 | 112,992 | 119,391 |
| i | Sant Adrià (de Besòs) {Sant Adria} | 36,397 | 34,154 | 31,939 | 34,369 |
| i | Sant Andreu de la Barca | 13,196 | 14,475 | 21,933 | 27,246 |
| i | Santa Perpètua de Mogoda {Santa Perpetua de Mogoda} | 13,549 | 16,792 | 20,479 | 25,521 |
| i | Sant Boi (de Llobregat) | 72,926 | 77,932 | 78,738 | 82,666 |
| i | Sant Cugat (del Vallès) | 30,633 | 38,937 | 60,265 | 84,934 |
| i | Sant Feliu (de Llobregat) | 38,004 | 36,608 | 40,042 | 43,333 |
| i | Sant Feliu de Guíxols {Sant Feliu de Guixols} | 15,500 | 16,051 | 17,994 | 21,752 |
| i | Sant Joan Despí {Sant Joan Despi} | 25,309 | 24,977 | 28,772 | 32,767 |
| i | Sant Pere de Ribes | 10,517 | 13,662 | 23,134 | 28,944 |
| i | Sant Vicenç dels Horts {Sant Vicenc dels Horts} | 20,182 | 20,836 | 24,694 | 28,025 |
| i | Sitges | 11,844 | 13,109 | 19,893 | 28,142 |
| i | Tarragona | 109,112 | 110,153 | 113,129 | 133,223 |
| i | Terrassa (Tarrasa) | 155,614 | 158,063 | 173,775 | 214,406 |
| i | Tortosa | 28,140 | 29,452 | 28,933 | 34,422 |
| i | Valls | 18,857 | 20,092 | 20,232 | 24,893 |
| i | Vic | 30,155 | 28,736 | 32,703 | 40,998 |
| i | Viladecans | 43,358 | 48,294 | 56,841 | 64,999 |
| i | Vilafranca (del Penedès) | 25,025 | 27,818 | 31,248 | 38,839 |
| i | Vilanova i la Geltrú {Vilanova i la Geltru} | 43,833 | 45,864 | 54,230 | 66,074 |
| i | Vila-seca | 10,957 | 11,528 | 13,353 | 21,783 |
- (1981) M. Mas & F.J. Goerlich: La localización de la población española sobre el territorio.
(1991) (2001) (2011) Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid (web).