Baix Empordà

Baix Empordà (pronounced [ˈbaʒ əmpuɾˈða]; English: Lower Empordà, Spanish: Bajo Ampurdán) is a comarca (county) in the Girona region, Catalonia, in Spain. It is one of the two comarques into which Empordà was divided in the comarcal division of 1936, the other one being Alt Empordà. It is popularly known as L'Empordanet ("the Little Empordà"). The capital is La Bisbal d'Empordà.

Baix Empordà
Comarca
Platja del Port Bo, Calella de Palafrugell
Platja del Port Bo, Calella de Palafrugell
Map of Catalonia, with Baix Empordà shown in solid blue. Comarca boundaries are shown in grey.
Map of Catalonia, with Baix Empordà shown in solid blue. Comarca boundaries are shown in grey.
Country Spain
Autonomous community Catalonia
RegionComarques Gironines
ProvinceGirona
CapitalLa Bisbal d'Empordà
Municipalities
List
Area
 • Total701.8 km2 (271.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)
 • Total132,886
 • Density190/km2 (490/sq mi)
DemonymBaixempordanès
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Largest municipalityPalafrugell

Geography

Extent

Baix Empordà is the southern portion of the historical region of Empordà. It includes the municipalities between the Montgrí Massif, just north of the river Ter, and the Aro valley, in the south. It measure some 43 kilometres (27 mi) from north to south, and 28 kilometres (17 mi) from east to west, with a total area of 700.5 square kilometres (270.5 sq mi). It borders Alt Empordà to the north, Gironès and Selva to the west and the Mediterranean Sea to the east.[1][2]

The Mediterranean coast of the Baix Empordia is part of the Costa Brava, and is a major tourist destination, including resorts such as Sant Feliu de Guíxols, s'Agaro, Platja d'Aro, Sant Antoni de Calonge, Palamós, La Fosca, Calella de Palafrugell, Llafranc, Tamariu, Fornells de Mar and l'Estartit.[3]

The capital of Baix Empordia is La Bisbal d'Empordà, which is some 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from the coast, but several of the comarca's coastal municipalities have significantly larger populations, most notably Palafrugell, Sant Feliu de Guíxols and Palamós. There are 37 municipalities within the comarca.[4]

Municipalities
Municipality[4] Population
(2014)[4]		 Area
km2[4]
Albons72711.1
Begur3,99420.7
Bellcaire d'Empordà65012.6
La Bisbal d'Empordà10,76120.6
Calonge10,54133.6
Castell-Platja d'Aro10,72121.8
Colomers1954.4
Corçà1,25716.3
Cruïlles, Monells i Sant Sadurní de l'Heura1,28499.8
Foixà32018.8
Fontanilles1609.3
Forallac1,72950.6
Garrigoles1599.4
Gualta3629.0
Jafre3966.6
Mont-ras1,73912.3
Palafrugell22,76326.9
Palamós17,80514.0
Palau-sator30512.4
Pals2,53325.8
Parlavà4106.2
La Pera46711.5
Regencós2916.3
Rupià2465.3
Sant Feliu de Guíxols21,81016.2
Santa Cristina d'Aro5,19467.6
Serra de Daró2117.9
La Tallada d'Empordà45416.6
Torrent1708.0
Torroella de Montgrí11,38165.9
Ullà1,0537.3
Ullastret28911.1
Ultramort2044.4
Vall-llobrega9015.4
Verges1,1959.7
Vilopriu20916.4
• Total: 36132,886701.8

References
  1. Empordà Costa Brava - Nord (Map). 1:30,000. Editorial PIOLET i Consell Comarcal del Baix Empordà. March 2012.
  2. Empordà Costa Brava - Sud (Map). 1:30,000. Editorial PIOLET i Consell Comarcal del Baix Empordà. March 2012.
  3. "Costa Brava – Catalonia" (PDF). Government of Catalonia, Ministry of Innovation, Universities and Enterprise. gencat.cat. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 November 2011. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
  4. "El municipi en xifres". Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya. Retrieved 2015-05-25.
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