Baix Empordà

Baix Empordà (Catalan: [ˈbaʒ əmpuɾˈða]; Spanish: Bajo Ampurdán; "Lower Empordà") is a comarca (county) in the Girona region, Catalonia, in Spain. It is one of the two comarques into which Empordà was divided in the comarcal division of 1936, the other one being Alt Empordà. It is popularly known as L'Empordanet ("the Little Empordà"). The capital is La Bisbal d'Empordà.

Baix Empordà
Platja del Port Bo, Calella de Palafrugell
Map of Catalonia, with Baix Empordà shown in solid blue. Comarca boundaries are shown in grey.
Country Spain
Autonomous community Catalonia
RegionComarques Gironines
ProvinceGirona
CapitalLa Bisbal d'Empordà
Municipalities
Government
  BodyBaix Empordà Comarcal Council
  PresidentGlòria Marull (Junts) (2023-2025)
TBD (ERC) (2025-2027)
Area
  Total701.8 km2 (271.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)
  Total132,886
  Density190/km2 (490/sq mi)
DemonymBaixempordanès
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Largest municipalityPalafrugell
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