Province of Girona explained

Province of Girona
Native Name:
Type:	Province
Coordinates:	42.1667°N 42°W
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Spain
Subdivision Type1:	Autonomous community
Seat Type:	Capital
Seat:	Girona
Leader Title:	President
Leader Name:	Miquel Noguer i Planas^[1]
Leader Party:	Junts
Area Total Km2:	5910
Area Rank:	Ranked
Blank Name Sec1:	Official language(s)
Blank Info Sec1:	Catalan and Spanish
Population Total:	786596^[2]
Population As Of:	2021
Population Rank:	Ranked
Population Density Km2:	auto
Population Demonym:	Gironí, gironina (ca), gerundense (es)
Blank Name Sec2:	Parliament
Blank Info Sec2:	Cortes Generales
Blank1 Name Sec2:	Congress seats
Blank2 Name Sec2:	Senate seats
Iso Code:	ES-GI
Website:	www.ddgi.cat

The Province of Girona (ca|província de Girona pronounced as /ca/; es|provincia de Gerona pronounced as /es/) 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

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

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:

Fully included:
- l'Alt Empordà
- el Baix Empordà
- la Garrotxa
- el Gironès
- el Pla de l'Estany
- el Ripollès
Partially included:
- la Selva (all municipalities except Fogars de la Selva)
- la Cerdanya (only its eastern half)
- Osona (this comarca is generally not listed as part of Girona, since only three of its municipalities are part of this province: Espinelves, Vidrà and Viladrau)

Composition of the Provincial Deputation

Provincial Deputation of Girona

Native Name:

House Type:

Provincial Deputation

Logo Res:

300px

Coa Res:

100px

Coa Caption:

Coat of arms

Disbanded:

1931–1939

Module:

Child:	yes

Employees:	810^[3]
Budget:	€197 million^[4]
Website:	https://www.ddgi.cat/

Members:

Term Length:

4 years

Structure1 Res:

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Structure1 Alt:

Composition of the Deputation of Girona

Political Groups1:

Government (18)

Junts (10)
ERC (8)

Opposition (9)

PSC (5)
CUP (2)
(1)
(1)

Election

Distribution

Population

The historical population is given in the following chart:

Largest groups of foreign residents
Nationality	Population (2022)
	40,569
	14,377
Honduras	13,877
	7,593
	7,071
	6,057

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External links

News and information of the province of Girona (Archived)
Xanascat the National Network of Youth Hostels of Catalonia
Rural tourism in Girona (Archived)
Tourism guide of Girona province, Hotels, Restaurants, Guides, Campings & more of Girona (Archived)
An eccentric guide to Girona province (Archived)

Notes and References

Web site: Miquel Noguer i Planas - Breu currículum. 6 March 2021.
http://www.idescat.cat/pub/?id=aec&n=245 - Idescat. (Catalan Statistics Institute)
https://ssl4.ddgi.cat/bopV1/pdf/2021/13/2021130260.pdf
Web site: La Diputació de Girona aprova el pressupost general per a l’any 2024, de 197,2 milions d’euros . ca.