Alt Empordà

Also known as Upper Empordà

Catalan comarca (county) in the vegueria (region) of Girona

Key facts

Country: Spain
Autonomous community: Catalonia
Region: Comarques Gironines
Province: Girona
Capital: Figueres
Body: Alt Empordà Comarcal Council
President: Agustí Badosa ( Junts )
Total: 1,357.4 km (524.1 sq mi)
Density: 108.12/km (280.04/sq mi)
Time zone: UTC+1 ( CET )
Summer dst: UTC+2 ( CEST )
Largest municipality: Figueres

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Coastal cliffs, Cervera de la Marenda, near the French border

Alt Empordà ( Catalan: [ˈal əmpuɾˈða]; Spanish: Alto Ampurdán; "Upper Empordà") is a comarca (county) located in the Girona region, in Catalonia, Spain. It is one of two comarques into which Empordà was divided by the comarca division of Catalonia in 1936, the other one being Baix Empordà. The capital is the municipality of Figueres.