Barcelona (; ) is a province of eastern Spain, in the center of the autonomous community of Catalonia. The province is bordered by the provinces of Tarragona, Lleida, and Girona, and by the Mediterranean Sea. Its area is ."Indicadors geogràfics. Superfície, densitat i entitats de població". idescat.cat. A total of 5,743,402 people live in the province, of whom about 29% (1,664,182) live within the administrative limits of the city of Barcelona, which itself is contained in the Barcelona metropolitan area.
Barcelona (; ) is a province of eastern Spain in the center of the autonomous community of Catalonia The province is bordered by the provinces of Tarragona Lleida and Girona and by the Mediterranean Sea Its area is "Indicadors geogràfics Superfície densitat i entitats de població" idescatcat A total of 5743402 people live in the province of whom about 29% (1664182) live within the administrative limits of the city of Barcelona which itself is contained in the Barcelona metropolitan area