Granollers

Granollers
Municipality
Granollers Town Hall
Flag Coat of arms
Granollers Location in Catalonia Show map of Catalonia Granollers Granollers (Spain) Show map of Spain
Coordinates: 41°36′29″N 2°17′17″E / 41.608°N 2.288°E / 41.608; 2.288
Country	Spain
Community	Catalonia
Province	Barcelona
Comarca	Vallès Oriental
Government
• Mayor	Josep Mayoral Antigas (2020)[1] ((PSC))
Area [2]
• Total	14.9 km2 (5.8 sq mi)
Elevation	145 m (476 ft)
Population  (2023)[3]
• Total	61,983
• Density	4,200/km2 (11,000/sq mi)
Demonyms	Granollerí, granollerina Granollerins, granollerines
Climate	Cfa
Website	granollers.cat

Granollers (Catalan pronunciation: [ɡɾənuˈʎes]) is a city in central Catalonia, about 30 kilometres north-east of Barcelona. It is the capital and most densely populated city in the comarca of Vallès Oriental.

Granollers is now a bustling business centre, having grown from a town dominated by Catalonia's textile industry that was prominent during the 19th Century. However, in the southern portion of the municipality, the Palou area retains the agricultural characteristics of the past.^[4]

Granollers forms a conurbation with Canovelles, Les Franqueses del Vallès and the district of La Torreta in La Roca del Vallès. The city is crossed by the Congost river, a tributary of the Besòs. It is considered to be the other jewel of the Barcelona metropolitan area. It is around 25 km north-east of the centre of Barcelona.