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Porqueres () is a municipality located in the county of Pla de l'Estany, in the province of Girona, in the autonomous region of Catalunya of Spain. The municipality is made up of several villages. Mata, Les Pedreres and Miànigues, have the largest part of the population. At the top of the mountain range of Serra de Sant Patllari is the village of Pujarnol. In the west is Porqueres, and on the northern part of the Lake of Banyoles is Usall. Amid the green forests of the Ginestar mountains is the village of Merlant.

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Settlement.name
Porqueres
Settlement.settlement_type
Municipality
Settlement.image_skyline
Porqueres - Santa Maria.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
St. Mary's church, Porqueres
Settlement.image_flag
Bandera de Porqueres.svg
Settlement.image_shield
Escut de Porqueres.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map
Spain Province of Girona#Spain
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Catalonia
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Community
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Province
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Girona
Settlement.subdivision_type3
Comarca
Settlement.subdivision_name3
Pla de l'Estany
Settlement.leader_title
Mayor
Settlement.leader_name
Francesc Castañer Campolier (2015)
Settlement.area_total_km2
33.5
Settlement.elevation_m
182

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Official name
Porqueres
Demonym
porquerenca
Population
4723
Area
33.50
Elevation
148
Official website
www.porqueres.cat
Image
Santa Maria de Porqueres 20090412 002.jpg
Households
62
Licence plate code
GI
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postal code
17834
Commons category
Porqueres
male population
2288
female population
2333
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Porqueres () is a municipality located in the county of Pla de l'Estany, in the province of Girona, in the autonomous region of Catalunya of Spain. The municipality is made up of several villages. Mata, Les Pedreres and Miànigues, have the largest part of the population. At the top of the mountain range of Serra de Sant Patllari is the village of Pujarnol. In the west is Porqueres, and on the northern part of the Lake of Banyoles is Usall. Amid the green forests of the Ginestar mountains is the village of Merlant.

{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 style="border: 1px solid #999; border-collapse: collapse;" class="Unicode" width="200px" |- valign=bottom bgcolor=#dddddd align=center style="font-weight:bold" | Locality | Population(2005) |- |Mata |1,903 |- |Miànegues |551 |- |Pedreres, les |1,113 |- |Porqueres |266 |- |Pujarnol |98 |- |Usall |129 |}

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