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Bages

Other Catalan comarques
ProvinceBarcelona
CapitalManresa
Largest cityManresa
Demonym 
Population (2001)155,112 hab.
Area1,295.2 km2
Pop. density (2001)119.8 hab/km2
Municipalities35

The comarca (county) of Bages lies in the center of Catalonia. It includes two subcomarques, el Moianès and el Lluçanès.

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

To the north are Berguedà and (running clockwise) Osona, Vallès Oriental and Vallès Occidental. To the south are Baix Llobregat, l'Anoia and el Solsonès.

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|- | align="center" style="font-size: 90%;" colspan="2" | Alt Camp | Alt Empordà | Alt Penedès | Alt Urgell | Alta Ribagorça | Anoia | Bages | Baix Camp | Baix Ebre | Baix Empordà | Baix Llobregat | Baix Penedès | Baixa Cerdanya | Barcelonès | Berguedà | Conca de Barberà | Garraf | Garrigues | Garrotxa | Gironès | Maresme | Montsià | Noguera | Osona | Pallars Jussà | Pallars Sobirà | Pla de l'Estany | Pla d'Urgell | Priorat | Ribera d'Ebre | Ripollès | Segarra | Segrià | Selva | Solsonès | Tarragonès | Terra Alta | Urgell | Val d'Aran | Vallès Occidental | Vallès Oriental |- | align="center" style="font-size: 100%;" colspan="2" | Historical Comarques |- | align="center" style="font-size: 90%;" colspan="2" |North Catalonia: Alta Cerdanya | Capcir | Conflent | Rosselló | Vallespir |}






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