Garrigues (comarca)

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.^[1]

The cave paintings at Roca dels Moros, El Cogul, are the most important vestiges of prehistoric settlement in Garrigues. A Neolithic tomb has been found at Les Borges Blanques. During the Iberian era, the comarca was settled by the Ilergetians. There is documentation also for Roman summer residences and country villas, particularly in the north, but the Roman influence died out soon after.^[1]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Garrigues.

• Official comarcal Web site (in Catalan)
• IDESCAT: statistical information about Garrigues (in Catalan)
• Information about Garrigues on the site of the Generalitat de Catalunya (in Catalan)
• Detailed map of the comarca (text in Catalan)

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