Provincial Deputation of Barcelona

The Provincial Deputation of Barcelona (Catalan: Diputació Provincial de Barcelona; Spanish: Diputación Provincial de Barcelona) is the local body charged with the government and administration of the province of Barcelona, Spain.

Provincial Deputation of Barcelona
Agency overview
JurisdictionProvince of Barcelona
HeadquartersCasa Serra, Barcelona

Being the biggest provincial deputation in Spain,[1] it is the third biggest public institution in Catalonia after the Generalitat and the Barcelona City Council,[2] managing a yearly budget around €1000M.[3][4] As is the case for all provincial councils, the Council is indirectly elected, based on the results of the municipal elections in the province.[1] The president is elected among the Council's members meet for the inaugural session after the municipal elections.

The Council's headquarters is the Casa Serra,[5] at the Rambla de Catalunya.

References
  1. Medina, Álvaro (17 May 2019). "Diputaciones catalanas: el verdadero poder territorial que Junqueras quiere arrebatar a Puigdemont". Voz Pópuli.
  2. Noguer, Miquel; Vallespín, Ivanna (8 August 2012). "La Diputación de Barcelona otorga sin concurso el 82% de las subvenciones". El País.
  3. "Los «comunes» también tienen en sus manos devolver la Diputación de Barcelona al PSC". La Razón. 11 June 2019.
  4. Casanova, Grego (28 May 2019). "JxCat pierde las diputaciones de Barcelona y Lleida". El País.
  5. Borràs, Anna (20 July 2017). "La Barcelona mágica de Puig i Cadafalch". El País. El Viajero.
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