Bages

Bages
Country Spain
Autonomous community Catalonia
Province Barcelona
RegionCentral Catalonia
CapitalManresa
Municipalities
Government
 • BodyBages Comarcal Council
 • PresidentEloi Hernàndez (ERC)
Area
 • Total1,092.2 km2 (421.7 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)
 • Total175,527
 • Density160/km2 (420/sq mi)
 adjusted following Moianès creation
Demonym 
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Largest municipalityManresa

Bages (Catalan pronunciation: [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.[1]

  1. ^ "El Parlament aprova la llei de creació del Moianès amb els vots en contra de Ciutadans i l'abstenció del PP" (in Catalan). La Vanguardia. 2015-04-15. Retrieved 2015-04-15.