Sant Quirze del Vallès

Sant Quirze del Vallès or San Quirico de Tarrasa in Spanish is a town in the comarca of the Vallès Occidental, province of Barcelona, Catalonia.

Sant Quirze del Vallès

San Quirico de Tarrasa
Municipality
Town hall
Coat of arms
Sant Quirze del Vallès
Location in Catalonia
Sant Quirze del Vallès
Sant Quirze del Vallès (Spain)
Coordinates: 41°32′5″N 2°4′56″E
Country Spain
Community Catalonia
Province Barcelona
ComarcaVallès Occidental
Government
 • MayorElisabeth Oliveras Jorba (2015)[1]
Area
 • Total14.1 km2 (5.4 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)[1]
 • Total19,549
 • Density1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi)
Websitesantquirzevalles.cat

It is located about 12 miles away from the capital city, Barcelona. Sant Quirze is a residential town populated by approximately 18,000 people, and has grown since the end of the 1990s onwards. It shares borders with Sabadell, Rubí, Terrassa and Sant Cugat, among others, which are important towns within the Barcelona area, since they form Catalonia's most important industrial area and probably also Spain's.

Sant Quirze del Vallès is located near the mountain range of the Serra dels Galliners. It has direct access to C58 highway to Barcelona, among others like C58 Manresa and AP7 highway to Girona, Tarragona and Lleida.

References
  1. "Ajuntament de Sant Quirze del Vallès". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  2. "El municipi en xifres: Sant Quirze del Vallès". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.



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