Baix Empordà

Baix Empordà
—  Comarca  —
Country  Spain
Autonomous community  Catalonia
Province Girona
Capital La Bisbal d'Empordà
Municipalities
Area
 • Total 700.5 km2 (270.5 sq mi)
Population (2001)
 • Total 102,566
 • Density 146.4/km2 (379.2/sq mi)
Demonym Baixempordanés
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code
Largest municipality Palafrugell

Baix Empordà (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈbaʒ əmpurˈða], "Lower Empordà") is a comarca (county) in Catalonia, Spain, one of the two into which Empordà was divided in the comarcal division of 1936. It is popularly known as L'Empordanet ("the Little Empordà").

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Geography

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 totals 37 municipalities, with a total area of 700,5 km2. It borders Alt Empordà to the north, Gironès and Selva to the west and the Mediterranean Sea to the east.

Municipalities

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Comarcal Webs