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Vacarisses

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Vacarisses

Total population

965

Air quality index

38Good
Elevation382 m
Land area40.7 km²
Coordinates41.61°, 1.92°

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City facts

Elevation
382 m
Area
40.7 km²
Time zone
UTC+01:00
head of government
Antoni Masana i Ubach
Official website
www.vacarisses.cat

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Vacarisses is a village in the province of Barcelona and autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain. The municipality covers an area of 40.44 square kilometres (15.61 sq mi) and the population in 2014 was 6,218. The village is home to korfball team CK Vacarisses.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
41.6064
Longitude
1.9195
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
38
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
5.4
PM10 (µg/m³)
11.2
Ozone (µg/m³)
60
NO₂ (µg/m³)
7.8

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

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Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
187,842
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Common Wood-Pigeon
    Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    3,937
  • European Robin
    Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    3,646
  • Great Tit
    Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    3,461
  • European Serin
    Serinus serinus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    3,458
  • Eurasian Magpie
    Pica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    3,429
  • House Sparrow
    Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    3,292
  • Sardinian Warbler
    Curruca melanocephala (J.F.Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
    3,143
  • Eurasian Blackbird
    Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    3,078

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
203
Largest magnitude
4.5
Largest event
2004-09-21

Most recent

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

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Sources

  • Wikipedia
  • Wikimedia Commons
  • Wikidata
  • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)