Comarques of Catalonia

groups of municipalities in Catalonia, Spain

Comarques (singular comarca, Catalan pronunciation: [kuˈmaɾkə]) are administrative subdivisions of Catalonia. There are currently 42 comarques in Catalonia.

Map with the comarques of Catalonia
Present-day division of Catalonia in comarques

List

ComarcaDate
created
CapitalNumber of
municipalities
Population
(2014)[1]
Area
(km²)[1]
DensityProvince(s)
Alt Camp1987Valls2344,578538.282.8Tarragona
Alt Empordà1987Figueres68140,2141,357.4103.3Girona
Alt Penedès1987Vilafranca del Penedès27106,262592.7179.3Barcelona
Alt Urgell1987La Seu d'Urgell1920,8781,447.514.4Lleida
Alta Ribagorça1988El Pont de Suert33,873426.89.1Lleida
Anoia1987Igualada33117,842866.3136.0Barcelona
Aran1987Vielha e Mijaran99,993633.515.8Lleida
Bages1987Manresa30175,527[a]1,092.2[a]160.7Barcelona
Baix Camp1987Reus28190,249697.3272.8Tarragona
Baix Ebre1987Tortosa1480,6371002.680.4Tarragona
Baix Empordà1987La Bisbal d'Empordà36132,886701.8189.4Girona
Baix Llobregat1987Sant Feliu de Llobregat30806,249486.21,658.3Barcelona
Baix Penedès1987El Vendrell14100,262296.4338.3Tarragona
Barcelonès1987Barcelona52,227,238145.815,276.0Barcelona
Berguedà1987Berga3140,0391,185.333.8Barcelona, Lleida
Cerdanya1987Puigcerdà1718,063546.633.0Girona, Lleida
Conca de Barberà1987Montblanc2220,723650.231.9Tarragona
Garraf1987Vilanova i la Geltrú6145,886185.1788.1Barcelona
Garrigues1987Les Borges Blanques2419,762797.724.8Lleida
Garrotxa1987Olot2156,036734.576.3Girona
Gironès1987Girona28185,085575.6321.6Girona
Maresme1987Mataró30437,919398.61,098.6Barcelona
Moianès2015Moià1013,056337.938.6Barcelona
Montsià1987Amposta1269,613735.594.6Tarragona
Noguera1987Balaguer3039,3761,784.122.1Lleida
Osona1987Vic50154,559[a]1,245.1[a]124.1Barcelona, Girona
Pallars Jussà1987Tremp1413,5301,343.210.1Lleida
Pallars Sobirà1987Sort157,2201,378.05.2Lleida
Pla de l'Estany1988Banyoles1131,554262.8120.1Girona
Pla d'Urgell1988Mollerussa1637,128305.2121.7Lleida
Priorat1987Falset239,550498.719.1Tarragona
Ribera d'Ebre1987Móra d'Ebre1422,925827.127.7Tarragona
Ripollès1987Ripoll1925,700956.626.9Girona
Segarra1987Cervera2122,713722.831.4Lleida
Segrià1987Lleida38209,7681,396.4150.2Lleida
Selva1987Santa Coloma de Farners26170,249994.9171.1Girona, Barcelona
Solsonès1987Solsona1513,4971001.113.5Lleida
Tarragonès1987Tarragona22250,306319.2784.2Tarragona
Terra Alta1987Gandesa1212,119743.016.3Tarragona
Urgell1987Tàrrega2036,526579.663.0Lleida
Vallès Occidental1987Sabadell, Terrassa23899,532583.11,542.7Barcelona
Vallès Oriental1987Granollers39399,781[a]734.5[a]544.3Barcelona
• Total: 429487,518,90332,108.0[2][b]234.2

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