Vallès Oriental

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Vallès Oriental
Flag of Vallès Oriental Coat of arms of Vallès Oriental
Location map for Vallès Oriental
Province Barcelona
Capital Granollers
Largest city Granollers
Demonym  
Population 321,431 (2001)
Area 851.9 km2
Population
density
377.3 per km2
Municipalities 44


Vallès Oriental is a comarca (county) in Catalonia, Spain, European Union. Its capital is Granollers. Along with Vallès Occidental it forms the grand comarca of Vallès.

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[edit] Municipalities

  • Aiguafreda - pop. 2,308
  • L'Ametlla del Vallès - pop. 7,319
  • Bigues i Riells - pop. 7,155
  • Caldes de Montbui - pop. 15,536
  • Campins - pop. 354
  • Canovelles - pop. 14,668
  • Cànoves i Samalús - pop. 2,375
  • Cardedeu - pop. 15,018
  • Castellcir - pop. 528
  • Castellterçol - pop. 2,195
  • Figaró-Montmany - pop. 1,020
  • Fogars de Montclús - pop. 417
  • Les Franqueses del Vallès - pop. 15,196
  • La Garriga - pop. 13,471
  • Granera - pop. 79
  • Granollers - pop. 57,796
  • Gualba - pop. 988
  • La Llagosta - pop. 13,455
  • Lliçà d'Amunt - pop. 12,439
  • Lliçà de Vall - pop. 5,821
  • Llinars del Vallès - pop. 8,166
  • Martorelles - pop. 4,903
  • Mollet del Vallès - pop. 51,218
  • Montmeló - pop. 8,804
  • Montornès del Vallès - pop. 14,190
  • Montseny - pop. 306
  • Parets del Vallès - pop. 16,202
  • La Roca del Vallès - pop. 8,946
  • Sant Antoni de Vilamajor - pop. 4,627
  • Sant Celoni - pop. 15,081
  • Sant Esteve de Palautordera - pop. 1,961
  • Sant Feliu de Codines - pop. 5,282
  • Sant Fost de Campsentelles - pop. 7,265
  • Sant Pere de Vilamajor - pop. 3,444
  • Sant Quirze Safaja - pop. 543
  • Santa Eulàlia de Ronçana - pop. 5,814
  • Santa Maria de Martorelles - pop. 763
  • Santa Maria de Palautordera - pop. 7,762
  • Tagamanent - pop. 265
  • Vallgorguina - pop. 1,881
  • Vallromanes - pop. 1,911
  • Vilalba Sasserra - pop. 564
  • Vilanova del Vallès - pop. 3,282

[edit] Vegetation

The natural vegetation of Vallès Oriental is typically Mediterranean, with a predominance of Holm oak, Cork oak, and Aleppo Pine. There are some oaks (in the narrow sense of the word) at Montnegre and Montseny. The latter also features European Beech and Silver Fir woods.

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