Sant Joan Despí
Sant Joan Despí | |
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| Coordinates: 41°22′05″N 2°03′29″E / 41.36806°N 2.05806°E | |
| Country | Spain |
| Community | Catalonia |
| Province | Barcelona |
| Comarca | Baix Llobregat |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Antoni Poveda Zapata (2015) (PSC-PSOE) |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.2 km2 (2.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
| Population (2018) | |
• Total | 34,084 |
| • Density | 5,500/km2 (14,000/sq mi) |
| Website | sjdespi |
Sant Joan Despí (Old Catalan for 'Saint John of the Pine'; Catalan pronunciation: [ˈsaɲ ʒuˈan dəsˈpi]) is a city and municipality located in the Baix Llobregat area (Barcelona province in Catalonia, Spain). It is situated on the left bank of the Llobregat river. Es is a dialectal form of the masculine article el, hence Despí would be rendered Del pi in standard Catalan.
Since 2006, the town has been the home of the FC Barcelona training ground and youth academy, the Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper; in 2019, the club's Johan Cruyff Stadium opened adjacent to the training facility, which is home to FC Barcelona Femení, FC Barcelona Atlètic, and Juvenil A (U19 A team).