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Girona
Girona
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of Girona | |
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| Coordinates: 41°59′04″N 02°49′16″E / 41.98444°N 2.82111°E | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Catalonia |
| Province | Girona |
| Comarca | Gironès |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Lluc Salellas i Vilar (2023) (Guanyem Girona) |
| Area | |
| 39.1 km2 (15.1 sq mi) | |
| Elevation (AMSL) | 76 m (249 ft) |
| Population (2018)[2] | |
| 100,266 | |
| • Urban | 156,423 (2,020) |
| Demonyms | Gironí, gironina |
| Area code | +34 (E) + 972 (Gi) |
| Administrative divisions | 9 |
| Website | web |
Girona (Catalan: [ʒiˈɾonə] ; Spanish: Gerona [xeˈɾona] ) is the capital city of the province of Girona in the autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain, at the confluence of the Ter, Onyar, Galligants, and Güell rivers. The city had an official population of 103,369 in 2020 but, the population of the Girona–Salt urban area is estimated to be about 156,400 (2020).[3] Girona is also capital of the comarca of the Gironès and the vegueria of Girona. Since much of the old quarter of this ancient city has been preserved, Girona is a popular destination for tourists. The city is located 99 km (62 mi) northeast of Barcelona.
- ^ "El municipi en xifres: Girona". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ "Idescat. El municipi en xifres". www.idescat.cat.
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