Province of Girona

Province of Girona
Província de Girona (Catalan)
Provincia de Gerona (Spanish)
Flag of Province of Girona
Coat of arms of Province of Girona
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Map of Spain with the Province of Girona highlighted
Coordinates: 42°10′N 2°40′E / 42.167°N 2.667°E / 42.167; 2.667
CountrySpain
Autonomous community Catalonia
CapitalGirona
Government
 • PresidentMiquel Noguer i Planas[2] (Junts)
Area
 • Total5,910 km2 (2,280 sq mi)
 • RankRanked
Population
 (2021)
 • Total786,596[1]
 • RankRanked
Demonym(s)Gironí, gironina (ca), gerundense (es)
ISO 3166 codeES-GI
Official language(s)Catalan and Spanish
ParliamentCortes Generales
Websitewww.ddgi.cat

The Province of Girona (Catalan: província de Girona [pɾuˈvinsiə ðə ʒiˈɾonə]; Spanish: provincia de Gerona [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.

  1. ^ - Idescat. (Catalan Statistics Institute)
  2. ^ "Miquel Noguer i Planas - Breu currículum". Retrieved 6 March 2021.