Gironès

Gironès
Country Spain
Autonomous community Catalonia
RegionComarques Gironines
ProvinceGirona
CapitalGirona
Municipalities
Government
 • BodyGironès Comarcal Council
 • PresidentSònia Gràcia (Junts)
Area
 • Total
575.6 km2 (222.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)
 • Total
185,085
 • Density321.6/km2 (832.8/sq mi)
DemonymGironí
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Largest municipalityGirona
Websitehttps://www.girones.cat/

Gironès (Catalan: [ʒiɾuˈnɛs]; Spanish: Gironés) is a comarca (county) in eastern Catalonia, Spain, bordering Selva, Baix Empordà, Alt Empordà, Pla de l'Estany and Garrotxa. As of 2008, more than half of the comarca's 175,148 inhabitants live in the capital, Girona, which is also the capital of the Girona region and Spanish province.