Bages (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈbaʒəs]) is a comarca (county) in the central regionofCatalonia, Spain. The capital is the city of Manresa.
Bages
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| Country |  Spain |
| Autonomous community |  Catalonia |
| Province |  Barcelona |
| Region | Central Catalonia |
| Capital | Manresa |
| Municipalities | List
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| Government | |
| • Body | Bages Comarcal Council |
| • President | Eloi Hernàndez (ERC) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,092.2 km2 (421.7 sq mi) |
| Population
(2014)
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| • Total | 175,527 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (420/sq mi) |
| adjusted following Moianès creation | |
| Demonym | |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Largest municipality | Manresa |
Industries include the miningofpotashatSúria 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) Lluçanès, Moianès, and Vallès Occidental. To the south are Baix Llobregat, Anoia and Solsonès. In May 2015, Bages lost five municipalities - Calders, L'Estany, Moià, Monistrol de Calders, Santa Maria d'Oló - to the new comarca of Moianès.[1]
| Municipality | Population |
Area |
|---|---|---|
| Aguilar de Segarra | 251 | 43.3 |
| Artés | 5,661 | 17.9 |
| Avinyó | 2,275 | 63.2 |
| Balsareny | 3,343 | 36.9 |
| Callús | 1,985 | 12.5 |
| Cardona | 4,921 | 66.7 |
| Castellbell i el Vilar | 3,624 | 28.5 |
| Castellfollit del Boix | 428 | 58.9 |
| Castellgalí | 2,022 | 17.2 |
| Castellnou de Bages | 1,241 | 29.2 |
| Fonollosa | 1,429 | 51.7 |
| Gaià | 163 | 39.5 |
| Manresa | 75,297 | 41.6 |
| Marganell | 297 | 13.5 |
| Monistrol de Montserrat | 2,945 | 11.8 |
| Mura | 211 | 47.8 |
| Navarcles | 6,003 | 5.5 |
| Navàs | 6,117 | 80.6 |
| El Pont de Vilomara i Rocafort | 3,780 | 27.4 |
| Rajadell | 528 | 45.5 |
| Sallent | 6,780 | 65.2 |
| Sant Feliu Sasserra | 626 | 22.4 |
| Sant Fruitós de Bages | 8,243 | 22.2 |
| Sant Joan de Vilatorrada | 10,733 | 16.4 |
| Sant Mateu de Bages | 644 | 102.9 |
| Sant Salvador de Guardiola | 3,130 | 37.2 |
| Sant Vicenç de Castellet | 9,326 | 17.1 |
| Santpedor | 7,384 | 16.6 |
| Súria | 5,999 | 23.6 |
| Talamanca | 141 | 29.4 |
| • Total: 30 | 175,527 | 1,092.2 |
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