Lower Cerdanya

Also known as Cerdanya, Spanish Cerdanya

Catalan comarca (county) in Alt Pirineu

Key facts

Country: Spain
Autonomous community: Catalonia
Province: Lleida , Girona
Region: Alt Pirineu
Named after: Cerdanya
Capital: Puigcerdà
Municipalities: List Alp , Bellver de Cerdanya , Bolvir , Das , Fontanals de Cerdanya , Ger , Guils de Cerdanya , Isòvol , Lles de Cerdanya , Llívia , Meranges , Montellà i Martinet , Prats i Sansor , Prullans , Puigcerdà , Riu de Cerdanya , Urús
Body: Cerdanya Comarcal Council
President: Isidre Chia ( Junts )
Total: 546.6 km (211.0 sq mi)
Density: 33.05/km (85.59/sq mi)
Demonym s: cerdà ( m. ), cerdana ( f. )

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Cerdanya ( Catalan pronunciation: [səɾˈðaɲə]; Spanish: Baja Cerdaña, pronounced [ˈbaxa θeɾˈðaɲa]; French: Basse-Cerdagne, pronounced [bɑs sɛʁdaɲ, bas-]) is a comarca in northern Catalonia, in the Pyrenees, on the border of Catalonia with France and Andorra. Within Catalonia, Cerdanya is divided between Catalan provinces of Girona and Lleida. Cerdanya's neighbouring comarques are Alt Urgell, Berguedà, and Ripollès.

Cerdanya is in the "vegueria" of Alt Pirineu, according to "Vegueries of Catalonia law".