Mossos d'Esquadra

Mossos d'Esquadra
Mossos d'Esquadra
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Common name	Mossos
Agency overview
Formed	21 April 1719
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	Catalonia, Spain
	Map of Mossos d'Esquadra's jurisdiction
Size	32,108 km2 (12,397 sq mi)
Population	7,727,029
Governing body	Generalitat de Catalunya
General nature	Local civilian police;
Operational structure
Headquarters	Complex Central Egara, Sabadell (Barcelona)
Mosso/as	17,361
Minister responsible	Joan Ignasi Elena, Minister of the Interior;
Agency executive	Eduard Sallent i Peña, Head Commissioner;
Facilities
Stations	106
Website
	mossos.gencat.cat

The Mossos d'Esquadra (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈmosuz ðəsˈkwaðɾə]; English: Police Squad), also known as the Policia de la Generalitat de Catalunya and informally as Mossos, is the autonomous police force in the Spanish autonomous community of Catalonia. They trace their origins back to squads formed in 1719.^[3]

^ Statistical Institute of Catalonia (9 April 2021). "Autonomous Police – Mossos d'Esquadra. Members. By sex and rank. Areas". Retrieved 3 May 2021.
^ Mossos d'Esquadra. "Police stations". Retrieved 3 May 2021.
^ "La nostra història". Mossos d'Esquadra (in Catalan). Retrieved 18 October 2019.

[1] Statistical Institute of Catalonia (9 April 2021). "Autonomous Police – Mossos d'Esquadra. Members. By sex and rank. Areas". Retrieved 3 May 2021.

[2] Mossos d'Esquadra. "Police stations". Retrieved 3 May 2021.

[3] "La nostra història". Mossos d'Esquadra (in Catalan). Retrieved 18 October 2019.

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