Selva (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈsɛlβə]) is a coastal comarca (county) in the Girona region of Catalonia (Spain), located between the mountain range known as the Serralada Transversal or Puigsacalm and the Costa Brava (part of the Mediterranean coast). Following the Spanish province system, it is divided between the provinces of Girona and Barcelona, with Fogars de la Selva being part of Barcelona province and all other municipalities falling inside the Girona province.
Selva | |
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Autonomous community | ![]() |
Region | Comarques Gironines |
Province | Girona and Barcelona |
Capital | Santa Coloma de Farners |
Municipalities | List
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Government | |
• Body | La Selva Comarcal Council |
• President | Martí Pujals (Junts) |
Area | |
• Total | 994.9 km2 (384.1 sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | selvatà (m.) selvatana (f.) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Largest municipality | Blanes |
Its capital, Santa Coloma de Farners, is no longer among its larger municipalities, with the coastal towns of Blanes and Lloret de Mar having far surpassed it in size. Selva borders the comarques of Maresme, Vallès Oriental, Osona, Garrotxa, Gironès, and Baix Empordà.
Municipalities
Municipality | Population(2014)[1] | Areakm2[1] |
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Amer | 2,281 | 40.1 |
Anglès | 5,606 | 16.3 |
Arbúcies | 6,481 | 86.2 |
Blanes | 39,293 | 17.7 |
Breda | 3,751 | 5.0 |
Brunyola | 391 | 36.8 |
Caldes de Malavella | 7,130 | 57.3 |
La Cellera de Ter | 2,071 | 14.6 |
Fogars de la Selva | 1,512 | 32.1 |
Hostalric | 4,010 | 3.4 |
Lloret de Mar | 38,624 | 48.7 |
Maçanet de la Selva | 6,963 | 45.6 |
Massanes | 723 | 26.1 |
Osor | 452 | 52.1 |
Riells i Viabrea | 4,000 | 27.0 |
Riudarenes | 2,148 | 47.6 |
Riudellots de la Selva | 2,026 | 13.1 |
Sant Feliu de Buixalleu | 776 | 61.9 |
Sant Hilari Sacalm | 5,681 | 83.3 |
Sant Julià del Llor i Bonmatí | 1,264 | 9.7 |
Santa Coloma de Farners | 12,601 | 70.6 |
Sils | 5,851 | 29.9 |
Susqueda | 95 | 50.6 |
Tossa de Mar | 5,681 | 38.6 |
Vidreres | 7,702 | 48.0 |
Vilobí d'Onyar | 3,136 | 32.6 |
• Total: 26 | 170,249 | 994.9 |
References
External links
Media related to Selva (Catalonia) at Wikimedia Commons
- Official tourism website
- Official comarcal web site (in Catalan)
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