Province of Girona

Province of Girona Província de Girona (Catalan) Provincia de Gerona (Spanish)
Province
Coat of arms
Map of Spain with the Province of Girona highlighted
Coordinates: 42°10′N 2°40′E / 42.167°N 2.667°E / 42.167; 2.667
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Catalonia
Capital	Girona
Government
• President	Miquel Noguer i Planas[2] (Junts)
Area
• Total	5,910 km2 (2,280 sq mi)
• Rank	Ranked
Population  (2021)
• Total	786,596[1]
• Rank	Ranked
Demonym(s)	Gironí, gironina (ca), gerundense (es)
Official language(s)	Catalan and Spanish
Parliament	Cortes Generales
Website	www.ddgi.cat

The Province of Girona^[3] is a province in the northeastern part of the autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain. It is bordered on the northwest by the province of Lleida, on the southwest by the province of Barcelona, on the north by France (Pyrénées-Orientales), and on the east by the Mediterranean Sea.

The population of the province in 2016 was 739,607. Its capital and largest city is Girona, with an urban area (including the neighbouring municipalities of Salt, Sarrià de Ter and Vilablareix) representing, with a total population of 144,709, 19.2% of the population. The Girona area acts as an industrial, commercial and service hub for a significant part of the province.