Baix Empordà

Baix Empordà
—  Comarca  —
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Catalonia
Province	Girona
Capital	La Bisbal d'Empordà
Municipalities	List Albons, Begur, Bellcaire d'Empordà, La Bisbal d'Empordà, Calonge, Castell-Platja d'Aro, Colomers, Corçà, Cruïlles, Monells i Sant Sadurní de l'Heura, Foixà, Fontanilles, Forallac, Garrigoles, Gualta, Jafre, Mont-ras, Palafrugell, Palamós, Palau-sator, Pals, Parlavà, La Pera, Regencós, Rupià, Sant Feliu de Guíxols, Santa Cristina d'Aro, Serra de Daró, Tallada d'Empordà, Torrent, Torroella de Montgrí, Ullastret, Ullà, Ultramort, Vall-llobrega, Verges, Vilopriu
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").

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

• Albons - pop. 607
• Begur - pop. 3748
• Bellcaire d'Empordà - pop. 619
• La Bisbal d'Empordà - pop. 8651
• Calonge - pop. 8282
• Castell-Platja d'Aro - pop. 7905
• Colomers - pop. 206
• Corçà - pop. 1174
• Cruïlles, Monells i Sant Sadurní de l'Heura - pop. 1168
• Flaçà - pop. 1070
• Foixà - pop. 303
• Fontanilles - pop. 165
• Forallac - pop. 1684
• Garrigoles - pop. 144
• Gualta - pop. 321
• Jafre - pop. 348
• Mont-ras - pop. 1749
• Palafrugell - pop. 19635
• Palamós - pop. 15968
• Palau-sator - pop. 287
• Pals - pop. 2143
• Parlavà - pop. 348
• La Pera - pop. 401
• Regencós - pop. 288
• Rupià - pop. 179
• Sant Feliu de Guíxols - pop. 19456
• Santa Cristina d'Aro - pop. 3522
• Serra de Daró - pop. 176
• Tallada d'Empordà - pop. 332
• Torrent - pop. 168
• Torroella de Montgrí - pop. 9393
• Ullastret - pop. 230
• Ullà - pop. 893
• Ultramort - pop. 199
• Vall-llobrega - pop. 549
• Verges - pop. 1145
• Vilopriu - pop. 167

External links

• Official comarcal web site (in Catalan)
• Tourist comarcal web site
• information and news from the Empordá in English
• IDESCAT: comarcal statistics (in Catalan)
• Miscellaneous related information on the web site of the Generalitat de Catalunya (in Catalan)

Comarcal Webs

• Easy hiking routes around Baix Empordà/Costa Brava