Cerdanya (comarca)

Cerdanya
—  Comarca  —
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Catalonia
Province	Girona and Lleida
Capital	Puigcerdà
Municipalities	List Alp, Bellver de Cerdanya, Bolvir, Das, Fontanals de Cerdanya, Ger, Guils de Cerdanya, Isòvol, Lles de Cerdanya, Llívia, Meranges, Montellà i Martinet, Prats i Sansor, Prullans, Puigcerdà, Riu de Cerdanya, Urús
Area
- Total	546.4 km2 (211 sq mi)
Population (2001)
- Total	14,158
- Density	25.9/km2 (67.1/sq mi)
Demonym	cerdà (m.) cerdana (f.)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code
Largest municipality	Puigcerdà

Cerdanya is a comarca in northern Catalonia, north-eastern Spain, in the Pyrenees, on the border of Catalonia with France and Andorra. Within Catalonia. Cerdanya is divided between Catalonian provinces of Lleida and Girona. Cerdanya's neighbouring comarques are Alt Urgell, Berguedà, and Ripollès.

The area is sometimes called Baixa Cerdanya (literally "Lower Cerdanya") to distinguish it from Alta Cerdanya ("Upper Cerdanya") which was ceded to France by the Treaty of the Pyrenees in 1659.

Llívia in Cerdanya is a Spanish exclave, completely surrounded by French territory.

Municipalities

Municipality	Population (2002)	Province
Alp	1272	Girona
Bellver de Cerdanya	1673	Lleida
Bolvir	277	Girona
Das	157	Girona
Fontanals de Cerdanya	428	Girona
Ger	401	Girona
Guils de Cerdanya	338	Girona
Isòvol	198	Girona
Lles de Cerdanya	270	Lleida
Llívia	1133	Girona
Meranges	80	Girona
Montellà i Martinet	538	Lleida
Prats i Sansor	225	Lleida
Prullans	223	Lleida
Puigcerdà	7774	Girona
Riu de Cerdanya	84	Lleida
Urús	195	Girona

References

• Instituto Nacional de Estadística (in Spanish). Reference for populations of municipalities as of January 1, 2005.
• IDESCAT: statistical information about Baixa Cerdanya (in Catalan), reference for list of municipalities, surface area.

External links

• Official comarcal web site
• Information about Baixa Cerdanya on the site of the Generalitat de Catalunya (in Catalan)

Coordinates: 42°23′21″N 1°47′35″E / 42.38917°N 1.79306°E / 42.38917; 1.79306