Bages

For other uses, see Bages (disambiguation).

Bages
Comarca
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Catalonia
Province	Barcelona
Region	Central Catalonia
Capital	Manresa
Municipalities	List Aguilar de Segarra, Artés, Avinyó, Balsareny, Callús, Cardona, Castellbell i el Vilar, Castellfollit del Boix, Castellgalí, Castellnou de Bages, Fonollosa, Gaià, Manresa, Marganell, Monistrol de Montserrat, Mura, Navarcles, Navàs, El Pont de Vilomara i Rocafort, Rajadell, Sallent, Sant Feliu Sasserra, Sant Fruitós de Bages, Sant Joan de Vilatorrada, Sant Mateu de Bages, Sant Salvador de Guardiola, Sant Vicenç de Castellet, Santpedor, Súria, Talamanca
Government
• Body	Bages Comarcal Council
• President	Eloi Hernàndez (ERC)
Area
• Total	1,092.2 km2 (421.7 sq mi)
Population  (2014)
• Total	175,527
• Density	160.71/km2 (416.24/sq mi)
	adjusted following Moianès creation
Demonym
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Largest municipality	Manresa

Bages (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈbaʒəs]) is a comarca (county) in the central region of Catalonia, Spain. The capital is the city of Manresa (province of Barcelona).

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) Lluçanès, Moianès, and Vallès Occidental. To the south are Baix Llobregat, Anoia and 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.

Municipalities

Municipality	Population (2014)	Area km2
Aguilar de Segarra	251	43.3
Artés	5,661	17.9
Avinyó	2,275	63.2
Balsareny	3,343	36.9
Callús	1,985	12.5
Cardona	4,921	66.7
Castellbell i el Vilar	3,624	28.5
Castellfollit del Boix	428	58.9
Castellgalí	2,022	17.2
Castellnou de Bages	1,241	29.2
Fonollosa	1,429	51.7
Gaià	163	39.5
Manresa	75,297	41.6
Marganell	297	13.5
Monistrol de Montserrat	2,945	11.8
Mura	211	47.8
Navarcles	6,003	5.5
Navàs	6,117	80.6
El Pont de Vilomara i Rocafort	3,780	27.4
Rajadell	528	45.5
Sallent	6,780	65.2
Sant Feliu Sasserra	626	22.4
Sant Fruitós de Bages	8,243	22.2
Sant Joan de Vilatorrada	10,733	16.4
Sant Mateu de Bages	644	102.9
Sant Salvador de Guardiola	3,130	37.2
Sant Vicenç de Castellet	9,326	17.1
Santpedor	7,384	16.6
Súria	5,999	23.6
Talamanca	141	29.4
• Total: 30	175,527	1,092.2

External links

• Official comarcal web site, in Catalan
• Information on Bages from the Generalitat de Catalunya (government of Catalonia), in Catalan