Alt Empordà

Alt Empordà (Catalan: [ˈal əmpuɾˈða]; Spanish: Alto Ampurdán; "Upper Empordà") is a comarca (county) located in the Girona region, in Catalonia, Spain. It is one of two comarques into which Empordà was divided by the comarca division of Catalonia in 1936, the other one being Baix Empordà. The capital is the municipality of Figueres.

Alt Empordà
Country Spain
Autonomous community Catalonia
RegionComarques Gironines
ProvinceGirona
CapitalFigueres
Municipalities
Government
  BodyAlt Empordà Comarcal Council
  PresidentAgustí Badosa (Junts)
Area
  Total1,357.4 km2 (524.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)
  Total140,214
  Density100/km2 (270/sq mi)
Demonym 
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Largest municipalityFigueres
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