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Argentona

Total population

9,218

Air quality index

30Good
Elevation88 m
Land area25.4 km²
Coordinates41.56°, 2.40°

Demographic figures from INE (Spain). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Elevation
88 m
Area
25.4 km²
Time zone
UTC+01:00
head of government
Montserrat Capdevila Cañadas
Official website
www.argentona.cat

Sister cities

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Argentona is a municipality in the comarca of the Maresme in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the south-east side of the granite littoral zone, to the north-west of Mataró. The town is both a tourist centre and a notable horticultural centre. A local road links the municipality with Cabrera de Mar and with the main N-II road at Vilassar de Mar.

Read more on Wikipedia

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
41.5554
Longitude
2.4003
Water area
—
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
30
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
7
PM10 (µg/m³)
10.8
Ozone (µg/m³)
58
NO₂ (µg/m³)
7.6

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
348,794
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Common Wood-Pigeon
    Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    8,828
  • Eurasian Magpie
    Pica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    8,780
  • House Sparrow
    Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    8,580
  • Rock Pigeon
    Columba livia J.F.Gmelin, 1789 · Aves
    7,839
  • European Serin
    Serinus serinus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    7,617
  • Eurasian Blackbird
    Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    7,257
  • Yellow-legged Gull
    Larus michahellis J.F.Naumann, 1840 · Aves
    7,059
  • Eurasian Collared-Dove
    Streptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) · Aves
    7,018

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
136
Largest magnitude
4.5
Largest event
2004-09-21

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Geography & sun

Elevation
312 ft (95 m)
Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.38
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,597

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
301
Avg daily Wikipedia views
10
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Argentona

Ruta Puig i Cadafalch Mataró-Argentona
Joan Banús Tort · 2001
[Catalan economics publications.
1988

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Argentona, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

Argentona - Casa Puig i Cadafalch — Argentona, Spain0 miCatalonia Maresme Argentona Ajuntament Estelada — Argentona, Spain0 miCatalonia Maresme Argentona Ajuntament Estelada2 — Argentona, Spain0 miCatalonia Maresme Argentona Mercat Estelada — Argentona, Spain0 miCasa puig i cadafalch-2014 — Argentona, Spain0 mi037 El Capítol, antiga casa de la vila, c. Gran 61 (Argentona) — Argentona, Spain0 mi035 El Capítol, antiga casa de la vila, c. Gran 61 (Argentona) — Argentona, Spain0 mi036 El Capítol, antiga casa de la vila, c. Gran 61 (Argentona), finestra c. Ramon Par — Argentona, Spain0 mi032 El Capítol, antiga casa de la vila, c. Gran 61 (Argentona), detall de la façana — Argentona, Spain0 mi031 El Capítol, antiga casa de la vila, c. Gran 61 (Argentona) — Argentona, Spain0 mi030 El Capítol, antiga casa de la vila, c. Gran 61 (Argentona) — Argentona, Spain0 mi041 Font de Sant Domingo, c. Gran (Argentona) — Argentona, Spain0 mi039 Font de Sant Domingo, c. Gran (Argentona), mina — Argentona, Spain0 mi040 Font de Sant Domingo, c. Gran (Argentona), capelleta — Argentona, Spain0 mi068 Can Puig i Cadafalch, pl. de Vendre (Argentona), glorieta — Argentona, Spain0 mi067 Can Puig i Cadafalch, pl. de Vendre (Argentona), merlets — Argentona, Spain0 mi086 Can Puig i Cadafalch (Argentona), des del campanar de Sant Julià — Argentona, Spain0 mi066 Can Puig i Cadafalch, pl. de Vendre (Argentona), tanca — Argentona, Spain0 mi065 Can Puig i Cadafalch, pl. de Vendre (Argentona) — Argentona, Spain0 mi064 Can Puig i Cadafalch, c. Torras i Bages (Argentona), pati — Argentona, Spain0 mi060 Can Puig i Cadafalch, c. Dolors Monserdà - c. Torras i Bages (Argentona) — Argentona, Spain0 mi057 Can Puig i Cadafalch, c. Dolors Monserdà - c. Torras i Bages (Argentona) — Argentona, Spain0 mi055 Can Puig i Cadafalch, c. Dolors Monserdà - c. Torras i Bages (Argentona) — Argentona, Spain0 mi053 Can Puig i Cadafalch, c. Dolors Monserdà 3-5 - pl. de Vendre (Argentona) — Argentona, Spain0 mi

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Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikimedia Commons
  • • Wikidata
  • • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • Open-Elevation
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Open Library