Gironès

Gironès
Country Spain
Autonomous community Catalonia
RegionComarques Gironines
ProvinceGirona
CapitalGirona
Municipalities
Government
  BodyGironès Comarcal Council
  PresidentSònia Gràcia (Junts)
Area
  Total
575.6 km2 (222.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)
  Total
185,085
  Density320/km2 (830/sq mi)
DemonymGironí
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Largest municipalityGirona
Websitehttps://www.girones.cat/

Gironès (Catalan: [ʒiɾuˈnɛs]; Spanish: Gironés) is a comarca (county) in eastern Catalonia, Spain, bordering Selva, Baix Empordà, Alt Empordà, Pla de l'Estany and Garrotxa. As of 2008, more than half of the comarca's 175,148 inhabitants live in the capital, Girona, which is also the capital of the Girona region and Spanish province.