Pla de l'Estany

Pla de l'Estany (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈpla ðə ləsˈtaɲ]) is a comarca (county) in the Girona region in Catalonia, Spain. Its name means "plain of the lake", the lake in question being the Lake of Banyoles. Banyoles is also the name of the capital of the comarca and home to over half of its people. Pla de l'Estany was established as a separate comarca in 1988 on the basis of a referendum; prior to that it had constituted the northwest part of the comarca of Gironès. The comarca borders the comarques of Garrotxa, Alt Empordà, and Gironès.

Pla de l'Estany
Comarca
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Catalonia
Region	Comarques Gironines
Province	Girona
Capital	Banyoles
Municipalities	List Banyoles, Camós, Cornellà del Terri, Crespià, Esponellà, Fontcoberta, Palol de Revardit, Porqueres, Sant Miquel de Campmajor, Serinyà, Vilademuls
Government
• Body	Pla de l'Estany Comarcal Council
• President	Francesc Castañer (IdP-ERC)
Area
• Total	262.8 km2 (101.5 sq mi)
Population  (2014)
• Total	31,554
• Density	120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Demonym
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Largest municipality	Banyoles

Pla de l'Estany is largely agricultural, but has also long had industries in textiles, furniture, leather, iron, and copper.

Municipalities

Municipality	Population (2014)[1]	Area km2[1]
Banyoles	19,343	11.0
Camós	686	15.7
Cornellà del Terri	2,235	27.7
Crespià	245	11.4
Esponellà	458	16.1
Fontcoberta	1,442	17.3
Palol de Revardit	474	18.0
Porqueres	4,529	33.5
Sant Miquel de Campmajor	232	33.2
Serinyà	1,123	17.4
Vilademuls	787	61.5
• Total: 11	31,554	262.8

References

1. "El municipi en xifres". Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya. Retrieved May 25, 2015.

External links

• Official comarcal web site (in Catalan)

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