Garrigues (comarca)

Garrigues
Garrigues
Comarca
	Flag Coat of arms
	Location of Les Garrigues (in blue) within Catalonia
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Catalonia
Region	Ponent
Province	Lleida
Capital	Les Borges Blanques
Municipalities	List L'Albagés, L'Albi, Arbeca, Bellaguarda, Les Borges Blanques, Bovera, Castelldans, Cervià de les Garrigues, El Cogul, L'Espluga Calba, La Floresta, Fulleda, La Granadella, Granyena de les Garrigues, Juncosa, Juneda, Els Omellons, La Pobla de Cérvoles, Puiggròs, El Soleràs, Tarrés, Els Torms, El Vilosell, Vinaixa;
Government
• Body	Garrigues Comarcal Council
• President	Antoni Villas (Junts)
Area
• Total	797.7 km2 (308.0 sq mi)
Population (2014)
• Total	19,762
• Density	25/km2 (64/sq mi)
Demonym	Garriguenc / Garriguenca
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Largest municipality	Les Borges Blanques
Website	https://ccgarrigues.com/

Garrigues (Western Catalan: [ɡaˈriɣes]) is a comarca (county) in Ponent, Catalonia, Spain. Its capital is Les Borges Blanques. Its symbol (on the flag and shield in the right panel) is an olive branch, Garrigues being the center of olive cultivation (most of it without the necessity of irrigation) in all of Catalonia.

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