Diputació de Barcelona Diputación de Barcelona | |
Provincial Deputation overview | |
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Formed | 1822 |
Jurisdiction | Province of Barcelona |
Headquarters | Casa Serra. Barcelona |
Employees | 4500 |
Annual budget | 1 billion Euros |
Minister responsible |
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Website | https://www.diba.cat/ |
The Provincial Deputation of Barcelona (Catalan: Diputació de Barcelona; Spanish: Diputación de Barcelona) is the local government body charged with the government and administration of the province of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
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 €1 billion.[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] on the Rambla de Catalunya.