Banyoles
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For the ethnic group in Uganda, see Banyole.
Banyoles (Catalan pronunciation: [bəˈɲɔləs]) is a city of 20,168 inhabitants (2021) located in the province of Girona in northeastern Catalonia, Spain.
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Banyoles | |
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Coordinates: 42°7′10″N 2°45′59″E | |
Country | Spain |
Autonomous community | Catalonia |
Province | Girona |
Comarca | Pla de l'Estany |
Government | |
• mayor | Miquel Noguer Planas (2015)[1] (CiU) |
Area | |
• Total | 11.0 km2 (4.2 sq mi) |
Elevation | 172 m (564 ft) |
Population (2018)[3] | |
• Total | 19,615 |
• Density | 1,800/km2 (4,600/sq mi) |
Demonym | Banyolí |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 17820 |
Climate | Cfa |
Website | www |
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The town is the capital of the Catalan comarca "Pla de l'Estany". Although an established industrial centre many of the inhabitants commute to the nearby city of Girona (12 km to the south).
Banyoles was connected to Girona by the 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in) gauge Palamós–Girona–Banyoles railway, which reached it by 1928. Service on the line continued until 1956.[4][5]