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Also known as Emporda

Empordà (; ) is a natural and historical region of Catalonia, Spain, divided since 1936 into two comarques, Alt Empordà and Baix Empordà.

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Settlement.settlement_type
Natural region
Settlement.image_skyline
Plana emporda montgri.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Landscape of the Montgrí Massif in the Empordà region.
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Empordà.svg
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A map of Catalonia showing the Empordà location
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Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Catalonia, Spain
Settlement.elevation_m
40
Settlement.population_density_km2
auto
Settlement.name
Empordà

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Demonym
ампурданці
Area
2261.62
Elevation
43
Image
Plana emporda montgri.jpg
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Empordà
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Empordà
native label
Ampurdán
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Empordà (; ) is a natural and historical region of Catalonia, Spain, divided since 1936 into two comarques, Alt Empordà and Baix Empordà.

The city of Figueres, an important urban and economic center of the Empordà, was designated the capital of Alt Empordà, while La Bisbal d'Empordà, following a more geographic and historical criteria, became the capital of Baix Empordà.

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