Barcelona (, , ) is the capital city of the
autonomous community of
Catalonia in
Spain and Spain's second most populated city, with a population of 1.6 million within its administrative limits. Its
urban area extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of around 4.7 million people, being the
sixth-most populous urban area in the
European Union after
Paris,
London,
Madrid, the
Ruhr area, and
Milan. It is the largest metropolis on the
Mediterranean Sea, located on the coast between the mouths of the rivers
Llobregat and
Besòs, and bounded to the west by the
Serra de Collserola mountain range, the tallest peak of which is high.
