Alt Pirineu

Alt Pirineu (English: Upper Pyrenees) is one of the eight regions (vegueries) defined by the Regional Plan of Catalonia. Located in the north-west of Catalonia, specifically by the Pyrenees, it covers the higher mountain regions from the Aragon border to Cerdanya. It is the least populated region, with 63,892 inhabitants as of 2022.

The region includes the comarques of Alta Ribagorça, Alt Urgell, Cerdanya, Pallars Jussà and Pallars Sobirà. Although the Aran Valley is officially not part of the region, it is sometimes included under the name of Alt Pirineu i Aran (English: Upper Pyrenees and Aran; Aranese: Naut Pirenèu e Aran). Within Catalonia, it borders to the south with Ponent and Central Catalonia, and to the east with the Girona region.

Its de facto capital is La Seu d'Urgell, the most populous city, as a law has not set one yet.

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