Baix Empordà Explained

Baix Empordà
Settlement Type:Comarca
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Spain
Subdivision Type1:Autonomous community
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Comarques Gironines
Subdivision Type3:Province
Subdivision Name3:Girona
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:La Bisbal d'Empordà
Leader Title1:Body
Leader Name1:Baix Empordà Comarcal Council
Leader Title2:President
Leader Name2:Glòria Marull (Junts)
TBD (ERC)
Parts Type:Municipalities
Parts Style:list
P1:Albons, Begur, Bellcaire d'Empordà, La Bisbal d'Empordà, Calonge, Castell-Platja d'Aro, Colomers, Corçà, Cruïlles, Monells i Sant Sadurní de l'Heura, Foixà, Fontanilles, Forallac, Garrigoles, Gualta, Jafre, Mont-ras, Palafrugell, Palamós, Palau-sator, Pals, Parlavà, La Pera, Regencós, Rupià, Sant Feliu de Guíxols, Santa Cristina d'Aro, Serra de Daró, Tallada d'Empordà, Torrent, Torroella de Montgrí, Ullastret, Ullà, Ultramort, Vall-llobrega, Verges, Vilopriu
Area Total Km2:701.8
Population Total:132,886
Population As Of:2014
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Demonym:Baixempordanès
Blank Name Sec1:Largest municipality
Blank Info Sec1:Palafrugell
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+1
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Area Code Type:Dialing code

Baix Empordà (pronounced as /ca/; Spanish; Castilian: Bajo Ampurdán|links=no; "Lower Empordà") is a comarca (county) in the Girona region, Catalonia, in Spain. It is one of the two comarques into which Empordà was divided in the comarcal division of 1936, the other one being Alt Empordà. It is popularly known as Catalan; Valencian: L'Empordanet ("the Little Empordà"). The capital is La Bisbal d'Empordà.

Geography

Extent

Baix Empordà is the southern portion of the historical region of Empordà. It includes the municipalities between the Montgrí Massif, just north of the river Ter, and the Aro valley, in the south. It measure some from north to south, and from east to west, with a total area of . It borders Alt Empordà to the north, Gironès and Selva to the west and the Mediterranean Sea to the east.[1] [2]

The Mediterranean coast of the Baix Empordia is part of the Costa Brava, and is a major tourist destination, including resorts such as Sant Feliu de Guíxols, s'Agaro, Platja d'Aro, Sant Antoni de Calonge, Palamós, La Fosca, Calella de Palafrugell, Llafranc, Tamariu, Fornells de Mar and l'Estartit.[3]

The capital of Baix Empordia is La Bisbal d'Empordà, which is some from the coast, but several of the comarcas coastal municipalities have significantly larger populations, most notably Palafrugell, Sant Feliu de Guíxols and Palamós. There are 37 municipalities within the comarca.[4]

Municipalities

MunicipalityPopulation
(2014)
Area
km
align=right 727 align=right 11.1
align=right 3,994 align=right 20.7
align=right 650 align=right 12.6
align=right 10,761 align=right 20.6
align=right 10,541 align=right 33.6
align=right 10,721 align=right 21.8
align=right 195 align=right 4.4
align=right 1,257 align=right 16.3
align=right 1,284 align=right 99.8
align=right 320 align=right 18.8
align=right 160 align=right 9.3
align=right 1,729 align=right 50.6
align=right 159 align=right 9.4
align=right 362 align=right 9.0
align=right 396 align=right 6.6
align=right 1,739 align=right 12.3
align=right 22,763 align=right 26.9
align=right 17,805 align=right 14.0
align=right 305 align=right 12.4
align=right 2,533 align=right 25.8
align=right 410 align=right 6.2
align=right 467 align=right 11.5
align=right 291 align=right 6.3
align=right 246 align=right 5.3
align=right 21,810 align=right 16.2
align=right 5,194 align=right 67.6
align=right 211 align=right 7.9
align=right 454 align=right 16.6
align=right 170 align=right 8.0
align=right 11,381 align=right 65.9
align=right 1,053 align=right 7.3
align=right 289 align=right 11.1
align=right 204 align=right 4.4
align=right 901 align=right 5.4
align=right 1,195 align=right 9.7
align=right 209 align=right 16.4
• Total: 36 align=right 132,886 align=right 701.8

External links

Notes and References

  1. Empordà Costa Brava - Nord . 1:30,000 . Editorial PIOLET i Consell Comarcal del Baix Empordà . March 2012.
  2. Empordà Costa Brava - Sud . 1:30,000 . Editorial PIOLET i Consell Comarcal del Baix Empordà . March 2012.
  3. Web site: Costa Brava – Catalonia . Government of Catalonia, Ministry of Innovation, Universities and Enterprise . gencat.cat . 22 January 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111107224933/http://www.gencat.cat/diue/doc/doc_38147203_1.pdf . 7 November 2011 . dead .
  4. Web site: El municipi en xifres. Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya. 2015-05-25.