Bages Explained

Bages
Native Name Lang:	ca
Settlement Type:	Comarca
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Spain
Subdivision Type1:	Autonomous community
Subdivision Type2:	Province
Subdivision Name2:	Barcelona
Subdivision Type3:	Region
Subdivision Name3:	Central Catalonia
Seat Type:	Capital
Seat:	Manresa
Leader Title1:	Body
Leader Name1:	Bages Comarcal Council
Leader Title2:	President
Leader Name2:	Eloi Hernàndez (ERC)
Parts Type:	Municipalities
Parts Style:	list
P1:	Aguilar de Segarra, Artés, Avinyó, Balsareny, Callús, Cardona, Castellbell i el Vilar, Castellfollit del Boix, Castellgalí, Castellnou de Bages, Fonollosa, Gaià, Manresa, Marganell, Monistrol de Montserrat, Mura, Navarcles, Navàs, El Pont de Vilomara i Rocafort, Rajadell, Sallent, Sant Feliu Sasserra, Sant Fruitós de Bages, Sant Joan de Vilatorrada, Sant Mateu de Bages, Sant Salvador de Guardiola, Sant Vicenç de Castellet, Santpedor, Súria, Talamanca
Area Total Km2:	1092.2
Population Total:	175,527
Population As Of:	2014
Population Density Km2:	auto
Population Demonym:
Population Note:	adjusted following Moianès creation
Blank Name Sec1:	Largest municipality
Blank Info Sec1:	Manresa
Timezone1:	CET
Utc Offset1:	+1
Timezone1 Dst:	CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:	+2
Postal Code Type:	Postal code
Area Code Type:	Dialing code

Bages (in Catalan; Valencian pronounced as /ˈbaʒəs/) is a comarca (county) in the central region of Catalonia, Spain. The capital is the city of Manresa.

Industries include the mining of potash at Súria and Sallent, and the manufacture of textiles along the rivers Llobregat and Cardener. Agriculture includes vineyards, cereals, and olive groves.

To the north are Berguedà and (running clockwise) Lluçanès, Moianès, and Vallès Occidental. To the south are Baix Llobregat, Anoia and Solsonès. In May 2015, Bages lost five municipalities - Calders, L'Estany, Moià, Monistrol de Calders, Santa Maria d'Oló - to the new comarca of Moianès.^[1]

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