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Empordà

Empordà (; ) is a natural and historical region of Catalonia, Spain, divided since 1936 into two comarques, Alt Empordà and Baix Empordà.

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Settlement.settlement_type: Natural region
Settlement.image_skyline: Plana emporda montgri.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Landscape of the Montgrí Massif in the Empordà region.
Settlement.image_map: Empordà.svg
Settlement.map_caption: A map of Catalonia showing the Empordà location
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Catalonia, Spain
Settlement.elevation_m: 40
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.name: Empordà

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Empordà (; ) is a natural and historical region of Catalonia, Spain, divided since 1936 into two comarques, Alt Empordà and Baix Empordà.

The city of Figueres, an important urban and economic center of the Empordà, was designated the capital of Alt Empordà, while La Bisbal d'Empordà, following a more geographic and historical criteria, became the capital of Baix Empordà.