Province of Girona
Girona (, ; ) is a province of Spain, in the northeastern part of the autonomous community of Catalonia. It is bordered on the northwest by the province of Lleida, on the southwest by the province of Barcelona, on the north by France (Pyrénées-Orientales), and on the east by the Mediterranean Sea. The population of the province in 2016 was 739,607. Its capital and largest city is Girona, with an urban area (including the neighbouring municipalities of Salt, Sarrià de Ter and Vilablareix) representing, with a total population of 144,709, 19.2% of the population. The Girona area acts as  an industrial, commercial and service hub for a significant part of the province. Municipalities of Girona. The province has 222 municipalities, including Girona city (population 96,722), Figueres (pop. 44,765), Lloret de Mar (pop. 40,282), Blanes (pop. 39,834), Olot (33,725), Salt (pop. 30,389), Palafrugell (pop. 22,816) and Sant Feliu de Guíxols (pop. 21,814), as well as some significant and historical towns such as Banyoles, Besalú, Cadaqués, Camprodon, Palamós, Puigcerdà or Ripoll. The municipality of Llívia, which is an exclave separated from the rest of Spain and surrounded by France, is also officially part of this province. Section::::"Comarques" of Girona. Since the  division by provinces in Spain and the division by "comarques" in Catalonia do not completely match, the term "comarques of the province of Girona" is not accurate. However, a list of the "comarques" that are included—totally or partially—in the province of Girona can be made: Population. The historical population is given in the following chart: