Bages

Bages
—  Comarca  —
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Catalonia
Province	Barcelona
Capital	Manresa
Municipalities	List Aguilar de Segarra, Artés, Avinyó, Balsareny, Calders, Callús, Cardona, Castellbell i el Vilar, Castellfollit del Boix, Castellgalí, Castellnou de Bages, L'Estany, Fonollosa, Gaià, Manresa, Marganell, Moià, Monistrol de Calders, Monistrol de Montserrat, Mura, Navarcles, Navàs, El Pont de Vilomara i Rocafort, Rajadell, Sallent, Sant Feliu Sasserra, Sant Fruitós de Bages, Sant Joan de Vilatorrada, Sant Mateu de Bages, Sant Salvador de Guardiola, Sant Vicenç de Castellet, Santa Maria d'Oló, Santpedor, Súria, Talamanca
Area
• Total	1,295.2 km2 (500.1 sq mi)
Population (2009)
• Total	184,642
• Density	142.6/km2 (369.2/sq mi)
Demonym
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code
Largest municipality	Manresa

Bages is a comarca (county) in the center of Catalonia, Spain. It includes two subcomarques, el Moianès and el Lluçanès.

Industries include the mining of potash at Súria and Sallent, and the manufacture of textiles along the rivers Llobregat and Cardener. Agriculture includes vineyards, cereals, and olive groves.

To the north are Berguedà and (running clockwise) Osona, Vallès Oriental and Vallès Occidental. To the south are Baix Llobregat, l'Anoia and el Solsonès.

Municipalities

• Aguilar de Segarra - pop. 224
• Artés - pop. 4696
• Avinyó - pop. 2049
• Balsareny - pop. 3256
• Calders - pop. 781
• Callús - pop. 1417
• Cardona - pop. 5312
• Castellbell i el Vilar - pop. 3080
• Castellfollit del Boix - pop. 389
• Castellgalí - pop. 1066
• Castellnou de Bages - pop. 670
• L'Estany - pop. 408
• Fonollosa - pop. 1097
• Gaià - pop. 155
• Manresa - pop. 67269
• Marganell - pop. 245
• Moià - pop. 5600
• Monistrol de Calders - pop. 623
• Monistrol de Montserrat - pop. 2559
• Mura - pop. 225
• Navarcles - pop. 5442
• Navàs - pop. 5629
• El Pont de Vilomara i Rocafort - pop. 2838
• Rajadell - pop. 405
• Sallent - pop. 7101
• Sant Feliu Sasserra - pop. 649
• Sant Fruitós de Bages - pop. 6342
• Sant Joan de Vilatorrada - pop. 9688
• Sant Mateu de Bages - pop. 679
• Sant Salvador de Guardiola - pop. 2390
• Sant Vicenç de Castellet - pop. 7334
• Santa Maria d'Oló - pop. 1018
• Santpedor - pop. 5610
• Súria - pop. 6154
• Talamanca - pop. 114

External links

• Official comarcal web site, in Catalan
• Information from the Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya, in Catalan
• Information on Bages from the Generalitat de Catalunya (government of Catalonia), in Catalan
• Guide of Manresa (capital of Bages, Catalonia) and the central Catalunya ), web in Catalan

Coordinates: 41°46′44″N 1°51′40″E / 41.77889°N 1.86111°E / 41.77889; 1.86111