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Garrotxa
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Garrotxa () 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.

Key facts

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Argelaguer, Besalú, Beuda, Castellfollit de la Roca, Maià de Montcal, Mieres, Montagut i Oix, Olot, Les Planes d'Hostoles, Les Preses, Riudaura, Sales de Llierca, Sant Aniol de Finestres, Sant Feliu de Pallerols, Sant Ferriol, Sant Jaume de Llierca, Sant Joan les Fonts, Santa Pau, Tortellà, La Vall d'en Bas, La Vall de Bianya
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734.5
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55999
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2016
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auto
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Largest municipality
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Olot
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CET
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+1
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CEST
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+2
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Postal code
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Settlement.name
Garrotxa
Settlement.native_name_lang
ca
Settlement.settlement_type
Comarca
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Garrotxa a Catalunya.svg

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Official website

Consell Comarcal de la Garrotxa |

garrotxa.cat

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Wikidata facts

Demonym
garrotxines
Country
Spain
Population
62481
Area
734.6
Time zone
UTC+01:00
Shares border with
Vallespir
Official website
www.garrotxa.cat
Image
Alta Garrotxa.jpg
Nominal GDP
1462500000.0
GDP per capita
26400.0
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Commons category
Garrotxa
topic's main category
Category:Garrotxa
inception
1936-00-00
category of associated people
Category:People from Garrotxa
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Encyclopedic overview

7 sections
Contents
  • Geography
  • Volcanic zone
  • Population and economic activity
  • Municipalities
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Garrotxa () 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.

== Geography == Garrotxa borders the comarques of Ripollès, Osona, Selva, Gironès, Pla de l'Estany, Alt Empordà, and Vallespir. It includes the upper basin of the River Fluvià and the headwaters of the rivers Muga, Amer and Llémena.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Garrotxa” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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