Santa Coloma de Gramenet

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Santa Coloma de Gramenet
Municipality
Town Hall
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Santa Coloma de Gramenet
Location in Barcelonès county
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Coordinates: 41°27′14″N 2°12′40″E / 41.454°N 2.211°E / 41.454; 2.211
Sovereign state	Spain
Community	Catalonia
Region	Barcelona
County	Barcelonès
Province	Barcelona
Government
• Mayor	Núria Parlón Gil (2015)[1] (PSC)
Area [2]
• Total	7.0 km2 (2.7 sq mi)
Elevation	56 m (184 ft)
Population  (2018)[3]
• Total	118,821
• Density	17,000/km2 (44,000/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Colomenc, -ca (ca) Colomense (es)
Website	www.gramenet.cat

Santa Coloma de Gramenet (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈsantə kuˈlomə ðə ɣɾəməˈnɛt]), informally simply known as Santa Coloma, and formerly as Gramenet de Besòs between 1936 and 1939,^[4] is a municipality in Barcelonès county, in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the south-east side of the coastal range, with the Puig Castellar (299 m) as its highest point, on the left bank of the Besòs river: the municipalities of Sant Adrià de Besòs and Badalona separate it from the coast. It is the ninth most populated city in Catalonia.

The area has been inhabited since at least the Iberic period, and the remains of an Iberic village have been found on Puig Castellar. The artefacts are housed in a museum in La Torre Balldovina, a building dating from the 18th century. Other notable buildings include the renaissance palace of La Torre Pallaresa and the noucentista Clínica Mental.

In November 2008, the city made worldwide news by installing solar panels on top of crypts in the local cemetery, in an effort to help fight climate change.^[5]