Pla de l'Estany (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈpla ðə ləsˈtaɲ]) is a comarca (county) in the Girona region in Catalonia, Spain. Its name means "plain of the lake", the lake in question being the Lake of Banyoles. Banyoles is also the name of the capital of the comarca and home to over half of its people. Pla de l'Estany was established as a separate comarca in 1988 on the basis of a referendum; prior to that it had constituted the northwest part of the comarca of Gironès. The comarca borders the comarques of Garrotxa, Alt Empordà, and Gironès.

Pla de l'Estany
Country Spain
Autonomous community Catalonia
RegionComarques Gironines
ProvinceGirona
CapitalBanyoles
Municipalities
Government
 • BodyPla de l'Estany Comarcal Council
 • PresidentFrancesc Castañer (IdP-ERC)
Area
 • Total262.8 km2 (101.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)
 • Total31,554
 • Density120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Demonym 
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Largest municipalityBanyoles

Pla de l'Estany is largely agricultural, but has also long had industries in textiles, furniture, leather, iron, and copper.

Municipalities

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Municipality Population
(2014)[1]
Area
km2[1]
Banyoles 19,343 11.0
Camós 686 15.7
Cornellà del Terri 2,235 27.7
Crespià 245 11.4
Esponellà 458 16.1
Fontcoberta 1,442 17.3
Palol de Revardit 474 18.0
Porqueres 4,529 33.5
Sant Miquel de Campmajor 232 33.2
Serinyà 1,123 17.4
Vilademuls 787 61.5
• Total: 11 31,554 262.8

References

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  1. ^ a b "El municipi en xifres". Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
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