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| General Data |
| County capital | Sabadell / Terrassa | | Province | Barcelona | | Surface | 580.37 Km2 (1.82% over Catalonia) | | Main cities in the county | Sabadell, Terrassa, Rubí, Sant Cugat del Vallès, Cerdanyola del Vallès |
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| Population Data |
| Total population | 751,049 (11.5% over Catalonia) | | Working population | 318,204 (Men: 6.95% over Catalonia - Women: 4.7% over Catalonia) | | Unemployment rate | 7.97% |
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| Accessibility to main infrastructure |
| Barcelona's airport | 40.9 Km from the county's capital | | Girona's airport | 87.5 Km from the county's capital | | Reus' airport | 110.9 Km from the county's capital | | Barcelona's port | 31.65 Km from the county's capital | | Tarragona's port | 99.8 Km from the county's capital |
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| Macroeconomic data |
| GDP of the county | 10,469 M € (10.99% over Catalonia) | | GDP per capita (UE=100) | 95.18% | | GDP annual growth | 1.83% |
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| Business structure |
| Total numbers of companies in the county | 28,346 (10.91% over Catalonia) | | Number of multinational companies located in the county | 343 | | | Other relevant data | | R&D centres | 28 (Bellaterra, Sabadell, Sant Cugat del Vallès, Terrassa) | | Existing clusters | Consumer electronics, Textile Technology, Plastics for Automotive Components | | Education infrastructure | UAB, UdG, UNICA, UPC | | Grants for industrial redistribution | No |
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