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Province of Girona

{{Short description|Province of Spain}}

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Province of Girona

| native_name = {{native name|ca|Província de Girona}}
{{native name|es|Provincia de Gerona}}

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| type = Province

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| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = Spain

| subdivision_type1 = Autonomous community

| subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Catalonia}}

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| seat_type = Capital

| seat = Girona

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| leader_title = President

| leader_name = Miquel Noguer i Planas{{Cite web|url=http://www.ddgi.cat/web/nivell/369/s-0/miquel-noguer-i-planas|title=Miquel Noguer i Planas - Breu currículum|access-date=6 March 2021}}

| leader_party = Junts

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| area_total_km2 = 5910

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| blank_name_sec1 = Official language(s)

| blank_info_sec1 = Catalan and Spanish

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| population_total = 786596[http://www.idescat.cat/pub/?id=aec&n=245 - Idescat. (Catalan Statistics Institute)]

| population_as_of = 2021

| population_rank = Ranked

| population_density_km2 = auto

| population_demonym = Gironí, gironina (ca), gerundense (es)

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| blank_name_sec2 = Parliament

| blank_info_sec2 = Cortes Generales

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The Province of Girona ({{langx|ca|província de Girona}} {{IPA|ca|pɾuˈvinsiə ðə ʒiˈɾonə|}}; {{langx|es|provincia de Gerona}} {{IPA|es|pɾoˈβinθja ðe xeˈɾona|}}) is a province in the northeastern part of the autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain. It is bordered on the northwest by the province of Lleida, on the southwest by the province of Barcelona, on the north by France (Pyrénées-Orientales), and on the east by the Mediterranean Sea.

The population of the province in 2016 was 739,607. Its capital and largest city is Girona, with an urban area (including the neighbouring municipalities of Salt, Sarrià de Ter and Vilablareix) representing, with a total population of 144,709, 19.2% of the population. The Girona area acts as an industrial, commercial and service hub for a significant part of the province.

Municipalities of Girona

File:Girona.onyar.vista.tipica.jpg and the river Onyar]]

The province has 222 municipalities, including Girona city (population 96,722), Figueres (pop. 44,765), Lloret de Mar (pop. 40,282), Blanes (pop. 39,834), Olot (33,725), Salt (pop. 30,389), Palafrugell (pop. 22,816) and Sant Feliu de Guíxols (pop. 21,814), as well as some significant and historical towns such as Banyoles, Besalú, Cadaqués, Camprodon, Palamós, Puigcerdà or Ripoll.

The municipality of Llívia, which is an exclave separated from the rest of Spain and surrounded by France, is also officially part of this province.

''Comarques'' of Girona

Since the division by provinces in Spain and the division by comarques in Catalonia do not completely match, the term comarques of the province of Girona is not accurate. However, a list of the comarques that are included—totally or partially—in the province of Girona can be made:

Composition of the Provincial Deputation

{{Infobox legislature

| name = Provincial Deputation of Girona

| native_name = {{native name|ca|Diputació de Girona}}
{{native name|es|Diputación de Girona}}

| house_type = Provincial Deputation

| logo = Logotip de la Diputació de Girona.png

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| logo_caption = Logo

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| coa_caption = Coat of arms

| foundation = {{start date|df=yes|1822}}

| disbanded = 1931–1939

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| employees = 810https://ssl4.ddgi.cat/bopV1/pdf/2021/13/2021130260.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=May 2025}}

| budget = €197 million{{Cite web| url=https://revistabaixemporda.cat/la-diputacio-de-girona-aprova-el-pressupost-general-per-a-lany-2024-de-1972-milions-deuros/ |title=La Diputació de Girona aprova el pressupost general per a l’any 2024, de 197,2 milions d’euros |lang=ca}}

| website = https://www.ddgi.cat/

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| members = 27

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| term_length = 4 years

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| structure1_alt = Composition of the Deputation of Girona

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Government (18)

  • {{color box|{{party color|Together for Catalonia (2020)}}}} Junts (10)
  • {{color box|{{party color|Republican Left of Catalonia}}}} ERC (8)

Opposition (9)

  • {{color box|{{party color|Socialists' Party of Catalonia}}}} PSC (5)
  • {{color box|{{party color|Popular Unity Candidacy}}}} CUP (2)
  • {{color box|{{party color|Independent}}}} {{ill|IdS|ca|Independents de la Selva}} (1)
  • {{color box|{{party color|Independent}}}} {{ill|TxE|ca|Tots per l'Empordà}} (1)

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! Election

! Distribution

align=center|1979

|

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| style="background:{{party color|Socialists' Party of Catalonia}}; width:4em; color:white;" | 4

| style="background:{{party color|Centrists of Catalonia}}; width:6em; color:white;" | 6

| style="background:{{party color|Convergence and Union}}; width:14em; color:white;" | 14

|-

| align=center|1983

|

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| style="background:{{party color|Independent}}; width:1em; color:white;" | 1

| style="background:{{party color|Socialists' Party of Catalonia}}; width:11em; color:white;" | 11

| style="background:{{party color|Convergence and Union}}; width:13em; color:white;" | 13

|-

| align=center|1987

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| style="background:{{party color|Socialists' Party of Catalonia}}; width:8em; color:white;" | 8

| style="background:{{party color|Convergence and Union}}; width:17em; color:white;" | 17

|-

| align=center|1991

|

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| style="background:{{party color|Socialists' Party of Catalonia}}; width:10em; color:white;" | 10

| style="background:{{party color|Convergence and Union}}; width:17em; color:white;" | 17

|-

| align=center|1995

|

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| style="background:{{party color|Republican Left of Catalonia}}; width:1em; color:white;" | 1

| style="background:{{party color|Socialists' Party of Catalonia}}; width:10em; color:white;" | 10

| style="background:{{party color|Convergence and Union}}; width:16em; color:white;" | 16

|-

| align=center|1999

|

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| style="background:{{party color|Republican Left of Catalonia}}; width:2em; color:white;" | 2

| style="background:{{party color|Socialists' Party of Catalonia}}; width:10em; color:white;" | 10

| style="background:{{party color|Convergence and Union}}; width:15em; color:white;" | 15

|-

| align=center|2003

|

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| style="background:{{party color|Initiative for Catalonia Greens}}; width:1em; color:white;" | 1

| style="background:{{party color|Republican Left of Catalonia}}; width:5em; color:white;" | 5

| style="background:{{party color|Socialists' Party of Catalonia}}; width:9em; color:white;" | 9

| style="background:{{party color|Convergence and Union}}; width:12em; color:white;" | 12

|-

| align=center|2007

|

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| style="background:{{party color|Republican Left of Catalonia}}; width:6em; color:white;" | 6

| style="background:{{party color|Socialists' Party of Catalonia}}; width:9em; color:white;" | 9

| style="background:{{party color|Convergence and Union}}; width:12em; color:white;" | 12

|-

| align=center|2011

|

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| style="background:{{party color|Republican Left of Catalonia}}; width:5em; color:white;" | 5

| style="background:{{party color|Socialists' Party of Catalonia}}; width:7em; color:white;" | 7

| style="background:{{party color|Convergence and Union}}; width:15em; color:white;" | 15

|-

| align=center|2015

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| style="background:{{party color|Popular Unity Candidacy}}; width:1em; color:white;" | 1

| style="background:{{party color|Republican Left of Catalonia}}; width:8em; color:white;" | 8

| style="background:{{party color|Socialists' Party of Catalonia}}; width:3em; color:white;" | 3

| style="background:{{party color|Independent}}; width:1em; color:white;" | 1

| style="background:{{party color|Convergence and Union}}; width:14em; color:white;" | 14

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| align=center|2019

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| style="background:{{party color|Popular Unity Candidacy}}; width:1em; color:white;" | 1

| style="background:{{party color|Republican Left of Catalonia}}; width:9em; color:white;" | 9

| style="background:{{party color|Socialists' Party of Catalonia}}; width:4em; color:white;" | 4

| style="background:{{party color|Independent}}; width:1em; color:white;" | 1

| style="background:{{party color|Independent}}; width:1em; color:white;" | 1

| style="background:{{party color|Together for Catalonia (2017)}}; width:11em; color:white;" | 11

|-

| align=center|2023

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| style="background:{{party color|Popular Unity Candidacy}}; width:2em; color:white;" | 2

| style="background:{{party color|Republican Left of Catalonia}}; width:8em; color:white;" | 8

| style="background:{{party color|Socialists' Party of Catalonia}}; width:5em; color:white;" | 5

| style="background:{{party color|Independent}}; width:1em; color:white;" | 1

| style="background:{{party color|Independent}}; width:1em; color:white;" | 1

| style="background:{{party color|Together for Catalonia (2020)}}; width:10em; color:white;" | 10

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Population

The historical population is given in the following chart:

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|+ Largest groups of foreign residents

Nationality || Population (2022)
{{flag|Morocco}}40,569
{{flag|Romania}}14,377
{{flag|Honduras}}13,877
{{flag|The Gambia}}7,593
{{flag|France}}7,071
{{flag|Russia}}6,057

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bar:1900 from:0 till:304 text:303,829

bar:1910 from:0 till:324 text:324,378

bar:1920 from:0 till:331 text:330,774

bar:1930 from:0 till:331 text:331,389

bar:1940 from:0 till:325 text:324,766

bar:1950 from:0 till:322 text:322,371

bar:1960 from:0 till:352 text:351,645

bar:1970 from:0 till:412 text:412,357

bar:1980 from:0 till:467 text:467,000

bar:1990 from:0 till:510 text:509,628

bar:2000 from:0 till:566 text:565,304

bar:2010 from:0 till:752 text:751,806

bar:2020 from:0 till:782 text:781,788

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See also

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Notes and references

{{Reflist|2}}

External links

{{Wikisource1911Enc|Gerona (province)}}

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20190603224824/https://www.cbrava.com/ News and information of the province of Girona] (Archived)
  • [http://www.xanascat.cat Xanascat the National Network of Youth Hostels of Catalonia]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20070621032051/http://spain.babeloo.es/espana/cataluna/gerona Rural tourism in Girona] (Archived)
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20070427063306/http://www.turismegirona.com/ Tourism guide of Girona province, Hotels, Restaurants, Guides, Campings & more of Girona] (Archived)
  • [https://archive.today/20081013083453/http://www.iberianature.com/spainblog/spain-tourism/catalonia/girona/ An eccentric guide to Girona province] (Archived)

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