Province o Girona

Girona (Catalan pronunciation: [ʒiˈɾonə], Spaingie: Gerona) is a province o Spain, in the northeastren pairt o the autonomous commonty o Catalonie. It is bordered on the northwast bi the province o Lleida, on the soothwast bi the province o Barcelona, on the north bi Fraunce, an on the east bi the Mediterranean Sea.

756,810 fowk (as o 2011) live in the province. Its caipital an lairgest ceety is Girona, wi a urban aurie (includin the neebourin municipalities o Salt, Sarrià de Ter an Vilablareix) representin, wi a total population o 134,226, a 17-18% o the population. The Girona aurie acts as a industrial, commercial an service hub for a significant pairt o the province.

Municipalities o Girona[eedit | eedit soorce]

The province haes 221 municipalities, including Girona ceety (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) an Sant Feliu de Guíxols (pop. 21,814), as well as some significant an historical touns such as Banyoles, Besalú, Cadaqués, Camprodon, Palamós, Puigcerdà or Ripoll.

The municipality o Llívia, which is an exclave separatit frae the rest o Spain an surroondit bi Fraunce, is offeecially pairt o this province an aw.

Comarques o Girona[eedit | eedit soorce]

Fully includit:
- l'Alt Empordà
- el Baix Empordà
- la Garrotxa
- el Gironès
- el Pla de l'Estany
- el Ripollès
Pairtially includit:
- la Selva (aw municipalities except Fogars de la Selva)
- la Cerdanya (anerly its eastern half)
- Osona (this comarca is generally no leetit as pairt o Girona, syne anerly three o its municipalities are pairt o this province: Espinelves, Vidrà an Viladrau)