Porqueres

Porqueres
Municipality

St. Mary's church, Porqueres

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Porqueres
Porqueres

Location in Catalonia

Coordinates: 42°6′35″N 2°47′19″E / 42.10972°N 2.78861°E / 42.10972; 2.78861Coordinates: 42°6′35″N 2°47′19″E / 42.10972°N 2.78861°E / 42.10972; 2.78861
Country  Spain
Community  Catalonia
Province Girona
Comarca Pla de l'Estany
Government
 • Mayor Francesc Castañer Campolier (2015)[1]
Area[2]
 • Total 33.5 km2 (12.9 sq mi)
Elevation 182 m (597 ft)
Population (2014)[1]
 • Total 4,529
 • Density 140/km2 (350/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Porquerenc, porquerenca
Website porqueres.cat

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.

Locality Population
(2005)[3]
Mata 1,903
Miànegues 551
Pedreres, les 1,113
Porqueres 266
Pujarnol 98
Usall 129

References

  1. 1 2 "Ajuntament de Porqueres". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  2. ↑ "El municipi en xifres: Porqueres". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  3. ↑ (Catalan) Informació de la Generalitat de Catalunya
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Sant Miquel de Campmajor Banyoles
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