Montgat

Montgat

Montgat

Municipality in Spain

Montgat (Catalan pronunciation: [muŋˈɡat]) 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.

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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 San Pedro de las Puellas, the name "Monte Chato" appears.

Demography

1900 1930 1950 1970 1986 2014
n/a n/a 2911 5020 7276 11315

References

  1. [1]
    "Ajuntament de Montgat". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  2. [2]
    "El municipi en xifres: Montgat". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  3. [3]
    Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  • Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989). Guia de Catalunya, Barcelona: Caixa de Catalunya. ISBN 84-87135-01-3 (Spanish). ISBN 84-87135-02-1 (Catalan).



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