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Montcada i Reixac (In Spanish Moncada y Reixach ) (), often referred to as simply Montcada, is a
municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in the ''comarca'' of the
Vallès Occidental Vallès Occidental () is a comarca (county) in Catalonia, Spain. Sabadell and Terrassa are the comarcal capitals. Along with Vallès Oriental it forms the grand comarca of Vallès, and is part of the Barcelona metropolitan area. Physical geogra ...
in
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, Spain. It is situated at the confluence of the
Ripoll river The Ripoll is a river in the ''comarca'' of Vallès Occidental, Catalonia, Spain. It covers the vast majority of the shire, crossing it from north to south, and flows into the river Besòs, near Barcelona. Geography The source of the river is l ...
and the Besós river, and very close to the northernmost neighbourhoods of the city of
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and is therefore a part of the
metropolitan area of Barcelona The Barcelona urban area is an urban area in Catalonia (Spain) centered on the city of Barcelona and located less than 100 km south of the border with France. With a population of over 5 million, it is the most populous urban area on the Med ...
. It had 33,656 inhabitants according to the 2010 census.


Neighbourhoods

The following areas make up the urban tissue of Montcada:
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, Can Pomada, Can Sant Joan (Bifurcació), Carrerada (Montcada Nova),
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La Ribera (Valentine) La Ribera (, 'The Shore') is one of the areas of the quarter of Sant Pere, Santa Caterina i la Ribera of Ciutat Vella ("the old city") of Barcelona. Overview Many of the buildings date from late Medieval times. It was a well-to-do quarter duri ...
,
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Montcada Centre Montcada may refer to: * Montcada i Reixac, municipality containing the town of Montcada, near Barcelona * House of Montcada, aristocratic dynasty linked to Montcada i Reixac * Margaret of Montcada viscountess of Béarn (from 1290 to 1310) * Moncad ...
,
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Terra Nostra (Santa Maria de Montcada) Terra Nostra means "Our earth" and "Our land" in both Latin and Italian. It may also refer to: * ''Terra Nostra'' (novel), a 1975 novel by Carlos Fuentes * ''Terra Nostra'' (TV series), a 1999 Brazilian telenovela {{disambig ...
i Vallençana-Reixac. The municipality includes a small
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to the north between
Palau-solità i Plegamans Palau-solità i Plegamans is a municipality and town in the ''comarca'' of Vallès Occidental, province of Barcelona, in the autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain. It lies approximately 15 km from Sabadell and Granollers and 25 kilometres ...
and Mollet del Vallès.


Transport

The town is served by the A-7 ''autopista'', the N-152 road, six RENFE
Rodalies Barcelona Rodalies de Catalunya (, ; "Commuter Rail of Catalonia") is the main commuter and regional rail system in the Spanish autonomous community of Catalonia. It is administered by the Government of Catalonia and operated by the national rail operato ...
and regional railway stations used by several lines, and the terminus Barcelona Metro line 11, located at
Can Cuiàs Can may refer to: Containers * Aluminum can * Drink can * Oil can * Steel and tin cans * Trash can * Petrol can * Metal can (disambiguation) Music * Can (band), West Germany, 1968 ** ''Can'' (album), 1979 * Can (South Korean band) Other * Can ...
. The GR 92 long distance footpath, which roughly follows the length of the Mediterranean coast of Spain, has a staging point at Montcada i Reixac. Stage 17 links northwards to Coll de la Font de Cera, a distance of , whilst stage 18 links southwards to Baixador de Vallvidrera station, a distance of .


Twin towns

* Águilas, Spain


References

* Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989). ''Guia de Catalunya'', Barcelona: Caixa de Catalunya. (Spanish). (Catalan).


External links


Montcada i Reixac city council

Government data pages
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