Cerdanya (comarca)
Cerdanya | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Kintra |  Spain |
| Autonomous commonty |  Catalonie |
| Province | Girona an Lleida |
| Caipital | Puigcerdà |
| Municipalities | |
| Area | |
| • Total | 546.4 km2 (211.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 14,158 |
| • Density | 26/km2 (67/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | cerdà (m.) cerdana (f.) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Lairgest municipality | Puigcerdà |
Cerdanya is a comarca in northren Catalonie, north-eastren Spain, in the Pyrenees, on the border o Catalonie wi Fraunce an Andorrae. Athin Catalonie. Cerdanya is dividit atween Catalonie provinces o Lleida an Girona. Cerdanya's neebourin comarques are Alt Urgell, Berguedà, an Ripollès.
Cerdanya is in the "vegueria" o Alt Pirineu (or Alto Pirineo), accordin tae "Vegueries o Catalonie law".
The aurie is sometimes cried Baixa Cerdanya (literally "Lower Cerdanya") tae distinguish it from Alta Cerdanya ("Upper Cerdanya") which wis cedit tae Fraunce bi the Treaty o the Pyrenees in 1659.
Can be distinguished the "subcomarques" or "subcomarcas" o la Batllia or petita Cerdanya, an el Baridà.
Llívia in Cerdanya is a Spainyie exclave, completely surroondit bi French territory.
Municipalities
[eedit | eedit soorce]| Municipality | Population (2002) |
Province |
|---|---|---|
| Alp | 1272 | Girona |
| Bellver de Cerdanya | 1673 | Lleida |
| Bolvir | 277 | Girona |
| Das | 157 | Girona |
| Fontanals de Cerdanya | 428 | Girona |
| Ger | 401 | Girona |
| Guils de Cerdanya | 338 | Girona |
| Isòvol | 198 | Girona |
| Lles de Cerdanya | 270 | Lleida |
| Llívia | 1133 | Girona |
| Meranges | 80 | Girona |
| Montellà i Martinet | 538 | Lleida |
| Prats i Sansor | 225 | Lleida |
| Prullans | 223 | Lleida |
| Puigcerdà | 7774 | Girona |
| Riu de Cerdanya | 84 | Lleida |
| Urús | 195 | Girona |
References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- Instituto Nacional de Estadística Archived 2006-07-16 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish). Reference for populations of municipalities as of January 1, 2005.
- IDESCAT: statistical information about Baixa Cerdanya (in Catalan), reference for list of municipalities, surface area.
Leeteratur
[eedit | eedit soorce]- Peter Sahlins, Boundaries. The Making of France and Spain in the Pyrenees (Berkeley: Univ. of California Press, 1989). ISBN 0-520-07415-7