Bages

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| native_name_lang = ca

| settlement_type = Comarca

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| image_map = Bages a Catalunya actualitzat.svg

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| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{flag|Spain}}

| subdivision_type1 = Autonomous community

| subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Catalonia}}

| subdivision_type2 = Province

| subdivision_name2 = File:Flag of Barcelona (province).svg Barcelona

| subdivision_type3 = Region

| subdivision_name3 = Central Catalonia

| seat_type = Capital

| seat = Manresa

| leader_title1 = Body

| leader_name1 = Bages Comarcal Council

| leader_title2 = President

| leader_name2 = Eloi Hernàndez (ERC)

| parts_type = Municipalities

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| p1 = Aguilar de Segarra, Artés, Avinyó, Balsareny, Callús, Cardona, Castellbell i el Vilar, Castellfollit del Boix, Castellgalí, Castellnou de Bages, Fonollosa, Gaià, Manresa, Marganell, Monistrol de Montserrat, Mura, Navarcles, Navàs, El Pont de Vilomara i Rocafort, Rajadell, Sallent, Sant Feliu Sasserra, Sant Fruitós de Bages, Sant Joan de Vilatorrada, Sant Mateu de Bages, Sant Salvador de Guardiola, Sant Vicenç de Castellet, Santpedor, Súria, Talamanca

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| area_total_km2 = 1092.2

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| population_total = 175,527

| population_as_of = 2014

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| population_note = adjusted following Moianès creation

| blank_name_sec1 = Largest municipality

| blank_info_sec1 = Manresa

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Bages ({{IPA|ca|ˈbaʒəs}}) is a comarca (county) in the central region of Catalonia, Spain. The capital is the city of Manresa.

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) Lluçanès, Moianès, and Vallès Occidental. To the south are Baix Llobregat, Anoia and Solsonès. In May 2015, Bages lost five municipalities - Calders, L'Estany, Moià, Monistrol de Calders, Santa Maria d'Oló - to the new comarca of Moianès.{{cite web|url=http://www.lavanguardia.com/local/bages/20150415/54430644006/el-parlament-aprova-la-llei-de-creacio-del-moianes-amb-els-vots-en-contra-de-ciutadans-i.html|title=El Parlament aprova la llei de creació del Moianès amb els vots en contra de Ciutadans i l'abstenció del PP|publisher=La Vanguardia|language=ca|date=2015-04-15|access-date=2015-04-15}}

Municipalities

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! Municipality

! Population{{Clear}}(2014){{cite web|url=http://www.idescat.cat/emex/|title=El municipi en xifres|publisher=Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya|access-date=2015-05-25}}

! Area{{Clear}}km{{sup|2}}

Aguilar de Segarraalign=right | 251align=right | 43.3
Artésalign=right | 5,661align=right | 17.9
Avinyóalign=right | 2,275align=right | 63.2
Balsarenyalign=right | 3,343align=right | 36.9
Callúsalign=right | 1,985align=right | 12.5
Cardonaalign=right | 4,921align=right | 66.7
Castellbell i el Vilaralign=right | 3,624align=right | 28.5
Castellfollit del Boixalign=right | 428align=right | 58.9
Castellgalíalign=right | 2,022align=right | 17.2
Castellnou de Bagesalign=right | 1,241align=right | 29.2
Fonollosaalign=right | 1,429align=right | 51.7
Gaiàalign=right | 163align=right | 39.5
Manresaalign=right | 75,297align=right | 41.6
Marganellalign=right | 297align=right | 13.5
Monistrol de Montserratalign=right | 2,945align=right | 11.8
Muraalign=right | 211align=right | 47.8
Navarclesalign=right | 6,003align=right | 5.5
Navàsalign=right | 6,117align=right | 80.6
El Pont de Vilomara i Rocafortalign=right | 3,780align=right | 27.4
Rajadellalign=right | 528align=right | 45.5
Sallentalign=right | 6,780align=right | 65.2
Sant Feliu Sasserraalign=right | 626align=right | 22.4
Sant Fruitós de Bagesalign=right | 8,243align=right | 22.2
Sant Joan de Vilatorradaalign=right | 10,733align=right | 16.4
Sant Mateu de Bagesalign=right | 644align=right | 102.9
Sant Salvador de Guardiolaalign=right | 3,130align=right | 37.2
Sant Vicenç de Castelletalign=right | 9,326align=right | 17.1
Santpedoralign=right | 7,384align=right | 16.6
Súriaalign=right | 5,999align=right | 23.6
Talamancaalign=right | 141align=right | 29.4
• Total: 30align=right | 175,527align=right | 1,092.2

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