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Montgat () is a municipality in the comarca of the Maresme in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the coast between Badalona (Barcelonès) and El Masnou, to the north-east of Barcelona. The town is both a tourist centre and a (somewhat exclusive) dormitory town for Barcelona. The C-31 autopista, B-20 autopista, the main N-II road and a Renfe railway line run through the town.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name
Montgat
Settlement.settlement_type
Municipality
Settlement.image_skyline
Montgat Beach.jpg
Settlement.image_flag
Montgat Flag.svg
Settlement.image_shield
Montgat Coat of Arms.svg
Settlement.shield_size
100
Settlement.pushpin_map
Catalonia#Spain
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Catalonia
Settlement.subdivision_name
Spain
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Autonomous community
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Catalonia
Settlement.subdivision_type3
Province
Settlement.subdivision_name3
Barcelona
Settlement.leader_title
Mayor
Settlement.leader_name
Andreu Absil Solà
Settlement.area_total_km2
2.9
Settlement.population_density_km2
auto
Settlement.elevation_m
20

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Montgat
Demonym
montgatina
Country
Spain
Official language
Catalan
Population
12625
Area
2.90
Elevation
20
Time zone
UTC+01:00
Body of water
Mediterranean Sea
Shares border with
Tiana
Official website
www.montgat.cat
Image
Montgat Beach.jpg
Licence plate code
B
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twinned administrative body
Argelès-sur-Mer
Commons category
Montgat
postal code
08390
P8168
Baudry
female population
6103
male population
5938
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Encyclopedic overview

4 sections
Contents
  • Etymology
  • Demography
  • References
  • External links

Montgat () is a municipality in the comarca of the Maresme in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the coast between Badalona (Barcelonès) and El Masnou, to the north-east of Barcelona. The town is both a tourist centre and a (somewhat exclusive) dormitory town for Barcelona. The C-31 autopista, B-20 autopista, the main N-II road and a Renfe railway line run through the town.

==Etymology== There are several theories about the origin of his name, one of them being that the origin is Iberian, from "Mons-Cot", which means "Mount of Stone". In a document of the Monastery of Sant Pere de les Puel·les, the name "Monte Chato" appears.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Montgat” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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