Central Catalonia | |
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 The Montserrat mountain range seen from Manresa | |
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| Sovereign state |  Spain |
| Community |  Catalonia |
| Capital | Manresa (de facto) |
| Counties | |
| Area | |
• Total | 4,745.6 km2 (1,832.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 412,033 |
| • Density | 87/km2 (220/sq mi) |
| Statistics from IDESCAT | |
Central Catalonia[1] (Catalan: Catalunya Central; IPA: [kə.təˈɫu.ɲə sənˈtɾaɫ]), also known as Comarques Centrals,[2] is one of the nine regions (vegueries) of Catalonia.
It had 412,033 inhabitants in 2022.[2] Located around the upper and middle sections of the Llobregat and Ter rivers, it includes the counties of Bages, Berguedà, Lluçanès, Moianès, Osona and Solsonès. It borders to the north-west with Alt Pirineu, to the west with Ponent, to the south with Penedès, to the south-east with Barcelona and to the north and north-east with Girona.
Its de facto capital is Manresa, the most populous city, as a law has not set one yet.[3]
The Central Catalonia counties of Lluçanès and Osona, as well as Ripollès, which is located in the Girona region, comprise the natural region and proposed separate vegueria of Alt Ter.
- ^ "Central Catalonia water authority warns of supply cuts if no rain before May". www.catalannews.com. 12 April 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ^ a b "Idescat. Statistical Yearbook of Catalonia. Population on 1 January. Counties and Aran, areas and provinces". www.idescat.cat. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ^ "Document". Diari Oficial de la Generalitat de Catalunya (in Catalan). Retrieved 2 July 2023.