The Province of Girona ( ; ) is a province in the northeastern part of the autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain. It is bordered on the northwest by the province of Lleida, on the southwest by the province of Barcelona, on the north by France (Pyrénées-Orientales), and on the east by the Mediterranean Sea.
The population of the province in 2016 was 739,607. Its capital and largest city is Girona, with an urban area (including the neighbouring municipalities of Salt, SarriÃÂ de Ter and Vilablareix) representing, with a total population of 144,709, 19.2% of the population. The Girona area acts as an industrial, commercial and service hub for a significant part of the province.
The province has 222 municipalities, including Girona city (population 96,722), Figueres (pop. 44,765), Lloret de Mar (pop. 40,282), Blanes (pop. 39,834), Olot (33,725), Salt (pop. 30,389), Palafrugell (pop. 22,816) and Sant Feliu de GuÃÂxols (pop. 21,814), as well as some significant and historical towns such as Banyoles, Besalú, Cadaqués, Camprodon, Palamós, Puigcerdàor Ripoll.
The municipality of LlÃÂvia, which is an exclave separated from the rest of Spain and surrounded by France, is also officially part of this province.
Since the division by provinces in Spain and the division by comarques in Catalonia do not completely match, the term comarques of the province of Girona is not accurate. However, a list of the comarques that are includedâÂÂtotally or partiallyâÂÂin the province of Girona can be made:
The historical population is given in the following chart:
The province is served by GironaâÂÂCosta Brava Airport which provides direct routes to some destinations in Europe and Morocco. However, Josep Tarradellas BarcelonaâÂÂEl Prat Airport is also frequently used by air travellers from the province which provides more domestic and international destinations. The airport is located south west of Girona.