Bages

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Bages
Flag of Bages Coat of arms of Bages
Location map for Bages
Province Barcelona
Capital Manresa
Largest city Manresa
Demonym  
Population 155,112 (2001)
Area 1295.2 km2
Population
density
119.8 per km2
Municipalities 35


The comarca (county) of Bages lies in the center of Catalonia, Spain. It includes two subcomarques, el Moianès and el Lluçanès.

Industries include the mining of potash at Súria and Sallent, and the manufacture of textiles along the rivers Llobregat and Cardener. Agriculture includes vineyards, cereals, and olive groves.

To the north are Berguedà and (running clockwise) Osona, Vallès Oriental and Vallès Occidental. To the south are Baix Llobregat, l'Anoia and el Solsonès.

[edit] Municipalities

  • Aguilar de Segarra - pop. 224
  • Artés - pop. 4696
  • Avinyó - pop. 2049
  • Balsareny - pop. 3256
  • Calders - pop. 781
  • Callús - pop. 1417
  • Cardona - pop. 5312
  • Castellbell i el Vilar - pop. 3080
  • Castellfollit del Boix - pop. 389
  • Castellgalí - pop. 1066
  • Castellnou de Bages - pop. 670
  • L'Estany - pop. 408
  • Fonollosa - pop. 1097
  • Gaià - pop. 155
  • Manresa - pop. 67269
  • Marganell - pop. 245
  • Moià - pop. 4647
  • Monistrol de Calders - pop. 623
  • Monistrol de Montserrat - pop. 2559
  • Mura - pop. 225
  • Navarcles - pop. 5442
  • Navàs - pop. 5629
  • El Pont de Vilomara i Rocafort - pop. 2838
  • Rajadell - pop. 405
  • Sallent - pop. 7101
  • Sant Feliu Sasserra - pop. 649
  • Sant Fruitós de Bages - pop. 6342
  • Sant Joan de Vilatorrada - pop. 9688
  • Sant Mateu de Bages - pop. 679
  • Sant Salvador de Guardiola - pop. 2390
  • Sant Vicenç de Castellet - pop. 7334
  • Santa Maria d'Oló - pop. 1018
  • Santpedor - pop. 5610
  • Súria - pop. 6154
  • Talamanca - pop. 114

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