Vallès Oriental Explained

Vallès Oriental
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:Àmbit metropolità de Barcelona
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Granollers
Leader Title1:Body
Leader Name1:Vallès Oriental Comarcal Council
Leader Title2:President
Leader Name2:Emilio Cordero (PSC)
Parts Type:Municipalities
Parts Style:list
P1:Aiguafreda, L'Ametlla del Vallès, Bigues i Riells, Caldes de Montbui, Campins, Canovelles, Cànoves i Samalús, Cardedeu, Figaró-Montmany, Fogars de Montclús, Les Franqueses del Vallès, La Garriga, Granollers, Gualba, La Llagosta, Lliçà d'Amunt, Lliçà de Vall, Llinars del Vallès, Martorelles, Mollet del Vallès, Montmeló, Montornès del Vallès, Montseny, Parets del Vallès, La Roca del Vallès, Sant Antoni de Vilamajor, Sant Celoni, Sant Esteve de Palautordera, Sant Feliu de Codines, Sant Fost de Campsentelles, Sant Pere de Vilamajor, Santa Eulàlia de Ronçana, Santa Maria de Martorelles, Santa Maria de Palautordera, Tagamanent, Vallgorguina, Vallromanes, Vilalba Sasserra, Vilanova del Vallès
Area Total Km2:734.5
Population Total:399,781
Population As Of:2014
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Demonym: 
Population Note:adjusted following Moianès creation
Blank Name Sec1:Largest municipality
Blank Info Sec1:Granollers
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+1
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Website:www.vallesoriental.cat

Vallès Oriental (in Catalan; Valencian pronounced as /bəˈʎɛz uɾiənˈtal/) is a comarca (county) in the Barcelona region in Catalonia (Spain). Its capital is Granollers. Along with Vallès Occidental it forms the historical Vallès region.

In May 2015, Vallès Oriental lost four municipalities - Castellcir, Castellterçol, Granera, Sant Quirze Safaja - to the new comarca of Moianès.[1]

Municipalities

MunicipalityPopulation(2014)[2] Areakm
align=right 2,498 align=right 7.9
align=right 8,283 align=right 14.2
align=right 8,854 align=right 28.6
align=right 17,156 align=right 37.4
align=right 521 align=right 7.3
align=right 15,954 align=right 6.7
align=right 2,863 align=right 29.2
align=right 17,698 align=right 12.1
align=right 1,096 align=right 15.0
align=right 482 align=right 39.7
align=right 19,170 align=right 29.1
align=right 15,762 align=right 18.8
align=right 59,930 align=right 14.9
align=right 1,429 align=right 23.3
align=right 13,430 align=right 3.0
align=right 14,696 align=right 22.3
align=right 6,354 align=right 10.8
align=right 9,536 align=right 27.6
align=right 4,783 align=right 3.6
align=right 51,719 align=right 10.8
align=right 8,863 align=right 4.0
align=right 16,217 align=right 10.2
align=right 332 align=right 26.8
align=right 18,733 align=right 9.1
align=right 10,518 align=right 36.9
align=right 5,708 align=right 13.7
align=right 17,251 align=right 65.2
align=right 2,532 align=right 10.6
align=right 5,900 align=right 15.0
align=right 8,666 align=right 13.2
align=right 4,248 align=right 34.7
align=right 7,114 align=right 14.2
align=right 851 align=right 4.5
align=right 9,138 align=right 16.9
align=right 322 align=right 43.3
align=right 2,699 align=right 22.1
align=right 2,519 align=right 10.6
align=right 706 align=right 6.0
align=right 5,250 align=right 15.2
• Total: 39 align=right 399,781 align=right 734.5

Vegetation

The natural vegetation of Vallès Oriental is typically Mediterranean, with a predominance of Holm oak, cork oak, and Aleppo pine. There are some oaks (in the narrow sense of the word) at Montnegre and Montseny. The latter also features European beech and silver fir woods.

External links

41.6464°N 2.3078°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: El Parlament aprova la llei de creació del Moianès amb els vots en contra de Ciutadans i l'abstenció del PP. La Vanguardia. ca. 2015-04-15. 2015-04-15.
  2. Web site: El municipi en xifres. Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya. 2015-05-25.