Gironès (Catalan: [ʒiɾuˈnɛs]; Spanish: Gironés) is a comarca (county) in eastern Catalonia, Spain, bordering Selva, Baix Empordà, Alt Empordà, Pla de l'Estany and Garrotxa. As of 2008[update], more than half of the comarca's 175,148 inhabitants live in the capital, Girona, which is also the capital of the Girona region and Spanish province.
Gironès | |
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| Country |  Spain |
| Autonomous community |  Catalonia |
| Region | Comarques Gironines |
| Province | Girona |
| Capital | Girona |
| Municipalities | List
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| Government | |
| • Body | Gironès Comarcal Council |
| • President | Sònia Gràcia (Junts) |
| Area | |
• Total | 575.6 km2 (222.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2014) | |
• Total | 185,085 |
| • Density | 320/km2 (830/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Gironí |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Largest municipality | Girona |
| Website | https://www.girones.cat/ |
Municipalities
edit| Municipality | Population(2014)[1] | Areakm2[1] |
|---|---|---|
| Aiguaviva | 783 | 13.9 |
| Bescanó | 4,874 | 35.9 |
| Bordils | 1,690 | 7.3 |
| Campllong | 515 | 8.6 |
| Canet d'Adri | 644 | 44.4 |
| Cassà de la Selva | 9,922 | 45.2 |
| Celrà | 5,053 | 19.5 |
| Cervià de Ter | 934 | 9.9 |
| Flaçà | 1,041 | 6.5 |
| Fornells de la Selva | 2,479 | 11.9 |
| Girona | 97,227 | 39.1 |
| Juià | 340 | 8.4 |
| Llagostera | 8,198 | 76.4 |
| Llambilles | 738 | 14.6 |
| Madremanya | 283 | 13.7 |
| Medinyà | 852 | 7.7 |
| Quart | 3,441 | 38.1 |
| Salt | 30,103 | 6.6 |
| Sant Andreu Salou | 155 | 6.0 |
| Sant Gregori | 3,464 | 49.2 |
| Sant Joan de Mollet | 509 | 3.2 |
| Sant Jordi Desvalls | 708 | 11.7 |
| Sant Julià de Ramis | 2,582[2] | 11.1[2] |
| Sant Martí de Llémena | 626 | 43.1 |
| Sant Martí Vell | 242 | 17.5 |
| Sarrià de Ter | 4,937 | 4.2 |
| Vilablareix | 2,529 | 6.2 |
| Viladasens | 216 | 15.7 |
| • Total: 28 | 185,085 | 575.6 |
References and notes
edit- ^ a b "El municipi en xifres". Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya. Retrieved 2015-05-25.
- ^ a b Adjusted following loss of Medinyà in 2015
External links
edit- Official comarcal web site (in Catalan)