Baix Empordà in Catalan (pronounced [ˈbaʒ əmpuɾˈða]; English: Lower Empordà) or Bajo Ampurdán in Spanish (pronounced [ˈbaxo ampuɾˈðan]) is a comarca (county) in Catalonia, Spain. It is one of the two into which Empordà was divided in the comarcal division of 1936, the other one being Alt Empordà. It is popularly known as L'Empordanet ("the Little Empordà").

Baix Empordà Bajo Ampurdán
Comarca
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Catalonia
Province	Girona
Capital	La Bisbal d'Empordà
Municipalities	List Albons, Begur, Bellcaire d'Empordà, La Bisbal d'Empordà, Calonge, Castell-Platja d'Aro, Colomers, Corçà, Cruïlles, Monells i Sant Sadurní de l'Heura, Foixà, Fontanilles, Forallac, Garrigoles, Gualta, Jafre, Mont-ras, Palafrugell, Palamós, Palau-sator, Pals, Parlavà, La Pera, Regencós, Rupià, Sant Feliu de Guíxols, Santa Cristina d'Aro, Serra de Daró, Tallada d'Empordà, Torrent, Torroella de Montgrí, Ullastret, Ullà, Ultramort, Vall-llobrega, Verges, Vilopriu
Area
• Total	701.8 km2 (271.0 sq mi)
Population  (2014)
• Total	132,886
• Density	190/km2 (490/sq mi)
Demonym	Baixempordanès
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Largest municipality	Palafrugell

Geography

Baix Empordà is the southern portion of the historical region of Empordà. It includes the municipalities between the Montgrí Massif, just north of the river Ter, and the Aro valley, in the south. It totals 37 municipalities, with a total area of 700,5 km2. It borders Alt Empordà to the north, Gironès and Selva to the west and the Mediterranean Sea to the east.

Municipalities

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Baix Empordà.

• Official comarcal web site (in Catalan)
• Tourist comarcal web site
• Miscellaneous related information on the web site of the Generalitat de Catalunya (in Catalan)

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[ru] Баш-Эмпорда