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Cardedeu
Municipality
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Flag of Cardedeu
Flag
Coat of arms of Cardedeu
Coat of arms
Cardedeu is located in Province of Barcelona
Cardedeu
Cardedeu
Location in Province of Barcelona
Cardedeu is located in Spain
Cardedeu
Cardedeu
Location in Spain
Country  Spain
Community  Catalonia
Province Barcelona
Comarca Vallès Oriental
Area
 • Total 12.1 km2 (4.7 sq mi)
Elevation
193 m (633 ft)
Population
 (2018)
 • Total 18,165
 • Density 1,501/km2 (3,888/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Cardedeuenc, cardedeuenca

Cardedeu (Catalan pronunciation: [ˌkaɾðəˈðɛw]) is a small town in the comarca of Vallès Oriental in the province of Barcelona and autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain. It is near Granollers, the capital of Vallès Oriental, and it is placed between Serralada Litoral and Montseny.

Cardedeu is a small town of medieval origin, with the first written reference known dated in the year 941.

Demography

Historical population
Year Pop. ±%
1900 1,533 —    
1910 1,671 +9.0%
1920 1,843 +10.3%
1930 2,477 +34.4%
1940 2,596 +4.8%
1950 2,619 +0.9%
1960 3,156 +20.5%
1970 5,017 +59.0%
1981 7,240 +44.3%
1990 8,911 +23.1%
Year Pop. ±%
2000 12,078 +35.5%
2002 13,167 +9.0%
2004 14,514 +10.2%
2006 15,561 +7.2%
2008 16,102 +3.5%
2010 16,897 +4.9%
2012 17,427 +3.1%
2014 17,698 +1.6%
2016 18,158 +2.6%
2018 18,165 +0.0%
Montseny from Cardedeu
Montseny Massif, seen from Cardedeu


See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Cardedeu para niños

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