Penedès (division)
Penedès | |
|---|---|
 Montserrat from Olèrdola | |
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| Sovereign state |  Spain |
| Community |  Catalonia |
| Capital | - |
| Counties |
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| Area | |
• Total | 1,746 km2 (674 sq mi) |
| Population (2025) | |
• Total | 525,580 |
| • Density | 301.0/km2 (779.6/sq mi) |
| Statistics from IDESCAT | |
Penedès is one of the nine regions (vegueries) defined by the Regional Plan of Catalonia. Located in south of Catalonia, it includes the comarques from historical Penedès region (Alt Penedès, Baix Penedès and Garraf), along with the southern municipalities of Anoia.[1] It had 525,580 inhabitants as of 2025.[2] It was approved as a region in February 2017.[3]
Its de facto capital is Vilanova i la Geltrú, the most populous city, as a law has not set one yet.[4]
Demography
[edit]Penedès is composed of four different comarques.
| Comarca | Capital | Population (2025)[5] | Area (km2) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alt Penedès | Vilafranca del Penedès | 116,098 | 593 |
| Anoia[6] | Igualada | 129,956 | 866 |
| Baix Penedès | El Vendrell | 120,720 | 296 |
| Garraf | Vilanova i la Geltrú | 164,223 | 185 |
References
[edit]- ↑ NacióDigital. "El "gran" Penedès ja és vegueria... en una divisió territorial pendent d'aplicar". www.naciodigital.cat (in Catalan). Retrieved 2023-08-22.
- ↑ "Idescat. Statistical Yearbook of Catalonia. Population on 1 January. Counties and Aran, areas and provinces". www.idescat.cat. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
- ↑ Agències (2017-02-08). "Catalunya ja té vuit vegueries: el Parlament aprova la creació de la vegueria del Penedès". Ara.cat (in Catalan). Retrieved 2023-08-22.
- ↑ "Document". Diari Oficial de la Generalitat de Catalunya (in Catalan). Retrieved 2023-08-22.
- ↑ "Idescat. Anuari estadístic de Catalunya. Població a 1 de gener. Comarques i Aran, àmbits i províncies". www.idescat.cat. Retrieved 2026-07-18.
- ↑ 25 out of 33 municipalities of Anoia are included in the Penedès region. The 8 remaining ones are included in Comarques Centrals: Calaf, Calonge de Segarra, Castellfollit de Riubregós, Els Prats de Rei, Sant Martí Sesgueioles, Sant Pere Sallavinera, Pujalt, and Veciana.