| Montcada i Reixac | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Pushpin Map: | Spain Province of Barcelona#Spain |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Catalonia |
| Coordinates: | 41.4872°N 2.1878°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Spain |
| Subdivision Type1: | Community |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Barcelona |
| Subdivision Type3: | Comarca |
| Subdivision Name3: | Vallès Occidental |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Laura Campos Ferrer (2015)[1] |
| Area Footnotes: | [2] |
| Area Total Km2: | 23.5 |
| Elevation M: | 36 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Demonym: | Montcadenc, montcadenca |
| Postal Code: | 08110 |
Montcada i Reixac (pronounced as /ca/), often referred to as simply Montcada, is a municipality in the comarca of the Vallès Occidental in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated at the confluence of the Ripoll river and the Besós river, and very close to the northernmost neighbourhoods of the city of Barcelona and is therefore a part of the metropolitan area of Barcelona. It had 33,656 inhabitants according to the 2010 census.
The following areas make up the urban tissue of Montcada: Can Cuiàs, Can Pomada, Can Sant Joan (Bifurcació), Carrerada (Montcada Nova), Font Pudenta, La Ribera (Valentine), Mas Duran, Mas Rampinyo, Montcada Centre, Pla d'en Coll, Terra Nostra (Santa Maria de Montcada) i Vallençana-Reixac. The municipality includes a small exclave to the north between Palau-solità i Plegamans and Mollet del Vallès.
See main article: article and Transport in Montcada i Reixac. The town is served by the A-7 autopista, the N-152 road, six Renfe Rodalies Barcelona and regional railway stations used by several lines, and the terminus Barcelona Metro line 11, located at Can Cuiàs.
The GR 92 long distance footpath, which roughly follows the length of the Mediterranean coast of Spain, has a staging point at Montcada i Reixac. Stage 17 links northwards to Coll de la Font de Cera, a distance of, whilst stage 18 links southwards to Baixador de Vallvidrera station, a distance of .[3]
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