BADALONA, a town of north-eastern Spain, in the province of Barcelona; 6m. N.E. of the city of Barcelona, at the mouth of the small river Besos. Pop. (1930), 44,291. Badalona is an industrial suburb of Barcelona, to which it is joined by railroad, tramways and roads ; it manufactures chemicals, glass and several other commodities, and has a small harbour, chiefly important for its fishing and boat building trades. It is interesting for its Roman remains and other historical associations.
See Cayetano Soler, Badalona historica (Barcelona, 1898) ; Soli y Seriol, 1Ylemorias historicas de Badalona (Barcelona, 1879).