Province Of Girona
Girona (, Spanish: Gerona) is a province of Spain, in the northeastern part of the autonomous community of Catalonia. It is bordered on the nortwest by the province of Lleida, on the southwest by the province of Barcelona, on the north by France, and on the east by the Mediterranean Sea.
756,810 people (as of 2011) live in the province. Its capital and largest city is Girona, with a urban area (including the neighbouring municipalities of Salt, Sarrià de Ter and Vilablareix) representing, with a total population of 134,226, a 17-18% of the population. The Girona area acts as an industrial, commercial and service hub for a significant part of the province.
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