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Mapes i Dades: Grau d'Urbanització de Catalunya (DEGURBA)

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The publication Maps and Data: Degree of Urbanisation in Catalonia (DEGURBA), helps to explore and understand how the population and the degree of urbanisation are distributed across the territory.

This dataset, covering the period from 2018 to 2024, provides the results of the degree of urbanisation classification for various territorial units in Catalonia. It allows users to consult and analyse information for:

  • The provinces
  • The municipalities
  • The census tract groups
  • The census tracts

To carry out this classification, the territory of Catalonia has been divided into a 1 km² grid, which is compatible with the European standard grid. Each cell in this grid has been classified according to its degree of urbanisation, based mainly on the resident population density of each area.

For each year in the period (2018−2024), the data are available in various digital formats suitable for mapping and data analysis:

  • Shapefile files: Suitable for visualising the classification directly on maps. They contain classification data for the 1 km² cells, the provinces, the municipalities, the census tract groups and the census tracts.
  • CSV files: Suitable for users who need the numerical data in a tabular format for more detailed analysis, since these files contain the classification results for each administrative territorial unit.

All these files are provided in a compressed format to facilitate download. In addition, to support proper interpretation of the data and maps, an explanatory document (DM-DEGURBA) is provided along with the publication.

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