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Bages

Coordinates: 41°46′44″N 1°51′40″E / 41.77889°N 1.86111°E / 41.77889; 1.86111
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Bages
Country Spain
Autonomous community Catalonia
Province Barcelona
RegionCentral Catalonia
CapitalManresa
Municipalities
Government
 • BodyBages Comarcal Council
 • PresidentEloi Hernàndez (ERC)
Area
 • Total1,092.2 km2 (421.7 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)
 • Total175,527
 • Density160/km2 (420/sq mi)
 adjusted following Moianès creation
Demonym 
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Largest municipalityManresa

Bages (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈbaʒəs]) is a comarca (county) in the central region of Catalonia, Spain. The capital is the city of Manresa.

Industries include the mining of potash at Súria and Sallent, and the manufacture of textiles along the rivers Llobregat and Cardener. Agriculture includes vineyards, cereals, and olive groves.

To the north are Berguedà and (running clockwise) Lluçanès, Moianès, and Vallès Occidental. To the south are Baix Llobregat, Anoia and Solsonès. In May 2015, Bages lost five municipalities - Calders, L'Estany, Moià, Monistrol de Calders, Santa Maria d'Oló - to the new comarca of Moianès.[1]

Municipalities

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Municipality Population
(2014)[2]
Area
km2[2]
Aguilar de Segarra 251 43.3
Artés 5,661 17.9
Avinyó 2,275 63.2
Balsareny 3,343 36.9
Callús 1,985 12.5
Cardona 4,921 66.7
Castellbell i el Vilar 3,624 28.5
Castellfollit del Boix 428 58.9
Castellgalí 2,022 17.2
Castellnou de Bages 1,241 29.2
Fonollosa 1,429 51.7
Gaià 163 39.5
Manresa 75,297 41.6
Marganell 297 13.5
Monistrol de Montserrat 2,945 11.8
Mura 211 47.8
Navarcles 6,003 5.5
Navàs 6,117 80.6
El Pont de Vilomara i Rocafort 3,780 27.4
Rajadell 528 45.5
Sallent 6,780 65.2
Sant Feliu Sasserra 626 22.4
Sant Fruitós de Bages 8,243 22.2
Sant Joan de Vilatorrada 10,733 16.4
Sant Mateu de Bages 644 102.9
Sant Salvador de Guardiola 3,130 37.2
Sant Vicenç de Castellet 9,326 17.1
Santpedor 7,384 16.6
Súria 5,999 23.6
Talamanca 141 29.4
• Total: 30 175,527 1,092.2

References

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  1. ^ "El Parlament aprova la llei de creació del Moianès amb els vots en contra de Ciutadans i l'abstenció del PP" (in Catalan). La Vanguardia. 2015-04-15. Retrieved 2015-04-15.
  2. ^ a b "El municipi en xifres". Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya. Retrieved 2015-05-25.
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41°46′44″N 1°51′40″E / 41.77889°N 1.86111°E / 41.77889; 1.86111