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Province of Girona

Coordinates: 42°10′N 2°40′E / 42.167°N 2.667°E / 42.167; 2.667
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Province of Girona
Província de Girona (Catalan)
Provincia de Gerona (Spanish)
Flag of Province of Girona
Coat of arms of Province of Girona
Map of Spain with the Province of Girona highlighted
Map of Spain with the Province of Girona highlighted
Coordinates: 42°10′N 2°40′E / 42.167°N 2.667°E / 42.167; 2.667
CountrySpain
Autonomous community Catalonia
CapitalGirona
Government
 • PresidentMiquel Noguer i Planas[2] (Junts)
Area
 • Total5,910 km2 (2,280 sq mi)
 • RankRanked
Population
 (2021)
 • Total786,596[1]
 • RankRanked
Demonym(s)Gironí, gironina (ca), gerundense (es)
ISO 3166 codeES-GI
Official language(s)Catalan and Spanish
ParliamentCortes Generales
Websitewww.ddgi.cat

The Province of Girona (Catalan: província de Girona [pɾuˈvinsiə ðə ʒiˈɾonə]; Spanish: provincia de Gerona [pɾoˈβinθja ðe xeˈɾona]) is a province in the northeastern part of the autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain. It is bordered on the northwest by the province of Lleida, on the southwest by the province of Barcelona, on the north by France (Pyrénées-Orientales), and on the east by the Mediterranean Sea.

The population of the province in 2016 was 739,607. Its capital and largest city is Girona, with an urban area (including the neighbouring municipalities of Salt, Sarrià de Ter and Vilablareix) representing, with a total population of 144,709, 19.2% of the population. The Girona area acts as an industrial, commercial and service hub for a significant part of the province.

Municipalities of Girona

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Girona and the river Onyar

The province has 222 municipalities, including Girona city (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) and Sant Feliu de Guíxols (pop. 21,814), as well as some significant and historical towns such as Banyoles, Besalú, Cadaqués, Camprodon, Palamós, Puigcerdà or Ripoll.

The municipality of Llívia, which is an exclave separated from the rest of Spain and surrounded by France, is also officially part of this province.

Comarques of Girona

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Since the division by provinces in Spain and the division by comarques in Catalonia do not completely match, the term comarques of the province of Girona is not accurate. However, a list of the comarques that are included—totally or partially—in the province of Girona can be made:

Composition of the Provincial Deputation

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Provincial Deputation of Girona

Diputació de Girona (Catalan)
Diputación de Girona (Spanish)
Logo
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Type
Type
History
Founded1822 (1822)
Structure
Seats27
Political groups
Government (18)
  •   Junts (10)
  •   ERC (8)

Opposition (9)

Length of term
4 years
Agency overview
Employees810[3]
Annual budget€197 million[4]
Websitehttps://www.ddgi.cat/
Key to parties
  CUP
  PSUC
  ICV
  ERC
  PSC
  JxCat
  Junts
  CiU
Election Distribution
1979
4 6 14
1983
1 11 13
1987
8 17
1991
10 17
1995
1 10 16
1999
2 10 15
2003
1 5 9 12
2007
6 9 12
2011
5 7 15
2015
1 8 3 1 14
2019
1 9 4 1 1 11
2023
2 8 5 1 1 10

Population

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The historical population is given in the following chart:

Largest groups of foreign residents
Nationality Population (2022)
 Morocco 40,569
 Romania 14,377
 Honduras 13,877
 The Gambia 7,593
 France 7,071
 Russia 6,057

See also

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Notes and references

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  1. ^ - Idescat. (Catalan Statistics Institute)
  2. ^ "Miquel Noguer i Planas - Breu currículum". Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  3. ^ https://ssl4.ddgi.cat/bopV1/pdf/2021/13/2021130260.pdf
  4. ^ "La Diputació de Girona aprova el pressupost general per a l'any 2024, de 197,2 milions d'euros" (in Catalan).
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