Bages

Bages
Comarca
Location within Catalunya
Coordinates: 41°43′22.9″N 1°49′37.1″E
Country	Spain
Community	Catalunya
Province	Barcelona
Capital	Manresa
Government
• President	Eloi Hernàndez
Area
• Total	1,093.0 km2 (422.0 sq mi)
Population  (2021)
• Total	180,687
• Density	165.3/km2 (428/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00

Bages is a comarca in the Province of Barcelona, in Catalonia, Spain. The capital is the city of Manresa (province of Barcelona).

Industries include the mining of potash at Súria and Sallent, and the manufacture of textiles along the rivers Llobregat and Cardener. Agriculture includes vineyards, cereals, and olive groves.

To the north are Berguedà and (running clockwise) Lluçanès, Moianès, and Vallès Occidental. To the south are Baix Llobregat, Anoia and Solsonès. In May 2015, Bages lost five municipalities - Calders, L'Estany, Moià, Monistrol de Calders, Santa Maria d'Oló - to the new comarca of Moianès.

Municipalities

Municipality	Area km2	Population (2021)	Density /km2
Aguilar de Segarra	43.14	284	6.583
Artés	17.88	5,778	323.2
Avinyó	62.81	2,306	36.71
Balsareny	36.71	3,283	89.43
Callús	12.39	2,106	170.0
Cardona	66.43	4,586	69.04
Castellbell i el Vilar	28.52	3,851	135.0
Castellfollit del Boix	59.39	450	7.577
Castellgalí	17.29	2,180	126.1
Castellnou de Bages	29.14	1,431	49.11
Fonollosa	52.15	1,497	28.71
Gaià	39.60	188	4.747
Manresa	41.64	77,944	1,872
Marganell	13.35	270	20.22
Monistrol de Montserrat	11.91	3,168	266.0
Mura	47.67	231	4.846
Navarcles	5.501	6,060	1,102
Navàs	80.76	5,989	74.16
el Pont de Vilomara i Rocafort	27.65	4,015	145.2
Rajadell	45.46	550	12.10
Sallent	65.63	6,713	102.3
Sant Feliu Sasserra	23.03	615	26.70
Sant Fruitós de Bages	21.94	8,940	407.5
Sant Joan de Vilatorrada	16.43	10,847	660.2
Sant Mateu de Bages	102.3	615	6.012
Sant Salvador de Guardiola	37.11	3,245	87.44
Sant Vicenç de Castellet	17.38	9,838	566.1
Santpedor	16.92	7,569	447.3
Súria	23.61	5,916	250.6
Talamanca	29.30	222	7.577
• Total: 30	1,093.0	180,687	165.3