Cerdanya (comarca)

Cerdanya is a comarca in northren Catalonie, north-eastren Spain, in the Pyrenees, on the border o Catalonie wi Fraunce an Andorrae. Athin Catalonie. Cerdanya is dividit atween Catalonie provinces o Lleida an Girona. Cerdanya's neebourin comarques are Alt Urgell, Berguedà, an Ripollès.

Cerdanya
Comarca
Kintra	Spain
Autonomous commonty	Catalonie
Province	Girona an Lleida
Caipital	Puigcerdà
Municipalities	Leet 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 (211.0 sq mi)
Population  (2001)
• Total	14,158
• Density	26/km2 (67/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	cerdà (m.) cerdana (f.)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Lairgest municipality	Puigcerdà

Cerdanya is in the "vegueria" o Alt Pirineu (or Alto Pirineo), accordin tae "Vegueries o Catalonie law".

The aurie is sometimes cried Baixa Cerdanya (literally "Lower Cerdanya") tae distinguish it from Alta Cerdanya ("Upper Cerdanya") which wis cedit tae Fraunce bi the Treaty o the Pyrenees in 1659.

Can be distinguished the "subcomarques" or "subcomarcas" o la Batllia or petita Cerdanya, an el Baridà.

Llívia in Cerdanya is a Spainyie exclave, completely surroondit bi 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 Archived 2006-07-16 at the Wayback Machine (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.

Leeteratur

• Peter Sahlins, Boundaries. The Making of France and Spain in the Pyrenees (Berkeley: Univ. of California Press, 1989). ISBN 0-520-07415-7

Freemit airtins

• Offeecial comarcal wab steid
• Information about Baixa Cerdanya on the site of the Generalitat de Catalunya (in Catalan) Archived 2004-08-14 at the Wayback Machine