Àmbit metropolità de Barcelona

Àmbit metropolità de Barcelona
Vegueria of Barcelona
From top, left to right: La Rambla boulevard in Barcelona; Mataró port; Plaça de Catalunya station in Barcelona; Sabadell
Sovereign state Spain
Community Catalonia
CapitalBarcelona
Counties
Area
  Total
2,464.4 km2 (951.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
  Total
4,916,847
  Density2,000/km2 (5,200/sq mi)
Statistics from IDESCAT

Àmbit metropolità de Barcelona (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈambid mətɾupuliˈta ðə βəɾsəˈlonə]; Barcelona Metropolitan Demarcation), also referred to as the vegueria of Barcelona, is one of the nine regions (vegueries) of Catalonia.

Located in the centre of the Catalan Pre-Coastal Range, it is the most populated region, with 4,916,847 inhabitants as of 2022.

The region includes the counties of Baix Llobregat, Barcelonès, Maresme, Vallès Occidental and Vallès Oriental. Within Catalonia it borders Penedès to the south, Central Catalonia to the west, and vegueria of Girona to the north.

Its capital city is Barcelona.