Province of Girona

Province of Girona Província de Girona  (Catalan) Provincia de Gerona  (Spanish)
Province
Flag Coat of arms
Map of Spain with Province of Girona highlighted
Coordinates: 42°10′N 2°40′E / 42.167°N 2.667°E / 42.167; 2.667Coordinates: 42°10′N 2°40′E / 42.167°N 2.667°E / 42.167; 2.667
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Catalonia
Capital	Girona
Government
• President	Miquel Noguer i Planas[1] (Junts)
Area
• Total	5,905 km2 (2,280 sq mi)
Area rank	Ranked
Population  (2016)
• Total	739,607[2]
• Rank	Ranked
Demonym(s)	Gironí, gironina (ca), gerundense (es)
Official language(s)	Catalan and Spanish
Parliament	Cortes Generales
Website	www.ddgi.cat

Girona (Catalan: [ʒiˈɾonə]; Spanish: Gerona [xeˈɾona]) is a province of Spain, in the northeastern part of the autonomous community of Catalonia. It is bordered on the northwest by the province of Lleida, on the southwest by the province of Barcelona, on the north by France (Pyrénées-Orientales), and on the east by the Mediterranean Sea.

The population of the province in 2016 was 739,607. Its capital and largest city is Girona, with an urban area (including the neighbouring municipalities of Salt, Sarrià de Ter and Vilablareix) representing, with a total population of 144,709, 19.2% of the population. The Girona area acts as an industrial, commercial and service hub for a significant part of the province.

Municipalities of Girona[]

The province has 222 municipalities, including Girona city (population 96,722), Figueres (pop. 44,765), Lloret de Mar (pop. 40,282), Blanes (pop. 39,834), Olot (33,725), Salt (pop. 30,389), Palafrugell (pop. 22,816) and Sant Feliu de Guíxols (pop. 21,814), as well as some significant and historical towns such as Banyoles, Besalú, Cadaqués, Camprodon, Palamós, Puigcerdà or Ripoll.

The municipality of Llívia, which is an exclave separated from the rest of Spain and surrounded by France, is also officially part of this province.

Comarques of Girona[]

Since the division by provinces in Spain and the division by comarques in Catalonia do not completely match, the term comarques of the province of Girona is not accurate. However, a list of the comarques that are included—totally or partially—in the province of Girona can be made:

• Fully included:
  • l'Alt Empordà
  • el Baix Empordà
  • la Garrotxa
  • el Gironès
  • el Pla de l'Estany
  • el Ripollès
• Partially included:
  • la Selva (all municipalities except Fogars de la Selva)
  • la Cerdanya (only its eastern half)
  • Osona (this comarca is generally not listed as part of Girona, since only three of its municipalities are part of this province: Espinelves, Vidrà and Viladrau)

Notes and references[]

See also[]

• List of municipalities in Girona

External links[]

Wikisource has the text of the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica article Gerona (province).

• news and information of the province of Girona
• Xanascat the National Network of Youth Hostels of Catalonia
• rural tourism in Girona
• Tourism guide of Girona province, Hotels, Restaurants, Guides, Campings & more of Girona
• An excentric guide to Girona province