Garrotxa

Garrotxa
Country Spain
Autonomous community Catalonia
RegionComarques Gironines
ProvinceGirona
CapitalOlot
Municipalities
Government
 • BodyGarrotxa Comarcal Council
 • PresidentSanti Reixach (Junts)
Area
 • Total
734.5 km2 (283.6 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total
55,999
 • Density76/km2 (200/sq mi)
Demonym 
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Largest municipalityOlot

Garrotxa (Catalan pronunciation: [ɡəˈrɔtʃə]) is a comarca (county) in the Girona region, Catalonia, Spain. Its population in 2016 was 55,999, more than half of them in the capital city of Olot. It is roughly equivalent to the historical County of Besalú.