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Bages

Bages
Comarca
Localització del Bages.svg
Country  Spain
Autonomous community  Catalonia
Province Barcelona
Capital Manresa
Municipalities
Area
 • Total 1,092.2 km2 (421.7 sq mi)
Population (2014)
 • Total 175,527
 • Density 160/km2 (420/sq mi)
  adjusted following Moianès creation
Demonym(s)  
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Largest municipality Manresa

Bages is a comarca (county) in the center of Catalonia, Spain. It includes a subcomarca, Lluçanès.

Industries include the mining of potash at Súria and Sallent, and the manufacture of textiles along the rivers Llobregat and Cardener. Agriculture includes vineyards, cereals, and olive groves.

To the north are Berguedà and (running clockwise) Osona, Moianès, and Vallès Occidental. To the south are Baix Llobregat, l'Anoia and el Solsonès.

In May 2015, Bages lost five municipalities - Calders, L'Estany, Moià, Monistrol de Calders, Santa Maria d'Oló - to the new comarca of Moianès.

Coordinates: 41°46′44″N 1°51′40″E / 41.77889°N 1.86111°E / 41.77889; 1.86111


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