Baix Empordà
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Baix Empordà (Script error: No such module "IPA".; Template:Langx; "Lower Empordà") 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 Script error: No such module "Lang". ("the Little Empordà"). The capital is La Bisbal d'Empordà.
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 Template:Convert from north to south, and Template:Convert from east to west, with a total area of Template:Convert. 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 Template:Convert from the coast, but several of the comarcaTemplate:'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] | Areakm2[4] |
|---|---|---|
| Albons | 727 | 11.1 |
| Begur | 3,994 | 20.7 |
| Bellcaire d'Empordà | 650 | 12.6 |
| La Bisbal d'Empordà | 10,761 | 20.6 |
| Calonge | 10,541 | 33.6 |
| Castell-Platja d'Aro | 10,721 | 21.8 |
| Colomers | 195 | 4.4 |
| Corçà | 1,257 | 16.3 |
| Cruïlles, Monells i Sant Sadurní de l'Heura | 1,284 | 99.8 |
| Foixà | 320 | 18.8 |
| Fontanilles | 160 | 9.3 |
| Forallac | 1,729 | 50.6 |
| Garrigoles | 159 | 9.4 |
| Gualta | 362 | 9.0 |
| Jafre | 396 | 6.6 |
| Mont-ras | 1,739 | 12.3 |
| Palafrugell | 22,763 | 26.9 |
| Palamós | 17,805 | 14.0 |
| Palau-sator | 305 | 12.4 |
| Pals | 2,533 | 25.8 |
| Parlavà | 410 | 6.2 |
| La Pera | 467 | 11.5 |
| Regencós | 291 | 6.3 |
| Rupià | 246 | 5.3 |
| Sant Feliu de Guíxols | 21,810 | 16.2 |
| Santa Cristina d'Aro | 5,194 | 67.6 |
| Serra de Daró | 211 | 7.9 |
| La Tallada d'Empordà | 454 | 16.6 |
| Torrent | 170 | 8.0 |
| Torroella de Montgrí | 11,381 | 65.9 |
| Ullà | 1,053 | 7.3 |
| Ullastret | 289 | 11.1 |
| Ultramort | 204 | 4.4 |
| Vall-llobrega | 901 | 5.4 |
| Verges | 1,195 | 9.7 |
| Vilopriu | 209 | 16.4 |
| • Total: 36 | 132,886 | 701.8 |
References
External links
- Official comarcal web site (in Catalan)
- Tourist comarcal web site
- Miscellaneous related information on the web site of the Generalitat de Catalunya (in Catalan)
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