Porqueres
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Porqueres is a municipality located in the county of Pla de l'Estany
, in the province of Girona
, in the autonomous region of Catalunya
of Spain
. The municipality is made up of several villages. Mata, the capital, Les Pedreres in the south, and Miànigues, have the largest part of the population. At the top of the mountain range of Serra de Sant Patllari is the village of Pujarnol. In the west is Porqueres, and on the northern part of the Lake of Banyoles
is Usall. Amid the green forests of the Ginestar mountains is the village of Merlant.
Pla de l'Estany
Pla de l'Estany is a comarca in Catalonia, Spain. Its name means "plain of the lake", the lake in question being the Lake of Banyoles. Banyoles is also the name of the capital of the comarca and home to over half of its people...
, in the province of Girona
Girona
Girona is a city in the northeast of Catalonia, Spain at the confluence of the rivers Ter, Onyar, Galligants and Güell, with an official population of 96,236 in January 2009. It is the capital of the province of the same name and of the comarca of the Gironès...
, in the autonomous region of Catalunya
Catalonia
Catalonia is an autonomous community in northeastern Spain, with the official status of a "nationality" of Spain. Catalonia comprises four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. Its capital and largest city is Barcelona. Catalonia covers an area of 32,114 km² and has an...
of Spain
Spain
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. The municipality is made up of several villages. Mata, the capital, Les Pedreres in the south, and Miànigues, have the largest part of the population. At the top of the mountain range of Serra de Sant Patllari is the village of Pujarnol. In the west is Porqueres, and on the northern part of the Lake of Banyoles
Lake of Banyoles
Lake of Banyoles is a natural lake located in the comarca "Pla de l'Estany", Province of Girona, in northeastern Catalonia, Spain. It is named after the nearby town of Banyoles, to which it belongs entirely. On the western shore it borders with the town of Porqueres...
is Usall. Amid the green forests of the Ginestar mountains is the village of Merlant.
| Locality | Population (2005) |
| Mata | 1,903 |
| Miànegues | 551 |
| Pedreres, les | 1,113 |
| Porqueres | 266 |
| Pujarnol | 98 |
| Usall | 129 |