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Comarques Gironines
Vegueria
The River Onyar in the city of Girona
Sovereign state	Spain
Community	Catalonia
Capital	Girona
Counties	Gironès Alt Empordà Baix Empordà Garrotxa Pla de l'Estany Ripollès Selva
Area
• Total	5,583.9 km (2,156.0 sq mi)
Population
• Total	792,661
• Density	140/km (370/sq mi)
Statistics from IDESCAT

Comarques Gironines (Catalan pronunciation: [kuˈmar.kəs ʒi.ɾuˈni.nəs]; English: Girona counties) or the Girona region is the northeasternmost of the nine regions (vegueries) of Catalonia. It has an area of 5,558 km² and 761,690 inhabitants as of 2022.

Located by the border with Northern Catalonia in France, the region includes the counties of Gironès, Alt Empordà, Baix Empordà, Garrotxa, Pla de l'Estany, Ripollès and Selva. Within Catalonia, it borders Alt Pirineu to the west, Central Catalonia to the south-west and Barcelona to the south.

Its demarcation is similar to that of the Spanish province of Girona, which differs from the vegueria in that it also includes part of Baixa Cerdanya and the municipalities of Espinelves, Vidrà and Viladrau, which belong to Osona.

The county of Ripollès, along with Lluçanès and Osona in Central Catalonia, comprise the natural region and proposed separate vegueria of Alt Ter.

The region's capital is the city of Girona.

Demography

Counties	Population (2023)	Map
Gironès	201,615	Gironès Alt Empordà Baix Empordà Garrotxa Pla de l'Estany Ripollès Selva
Alt Empordà	146,766
Baix Empordà	141,329
Garrotxa	61,363
Pla de l'Estany	33,194
Ripollès	25,780
Selva	182,614

See also

• Dipsalut, the region's health body
• Ter department
• Diocese of Girona

References

1. https://diposit.ub.edu/dspace/bitstream/2445/108206/1/654846.pdf
2. ^ "Idescat. Statistical Yearbook of Catalonia. Population on 1 January. Counties and Aran, areas and provinces". www.idescat.cat. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
3. "Document". Diari Oficial de la Generalitat de Catalunya (in Catalan). Retrieved 2 July 2023.

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• Geography of Catalonia
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