This article is about the modern Catalan comarca. For the historical county, see
County of Osona .
Comarca in Catalonia, Spain
Osona
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Country Spain Autonomous community Catalonia Province Barcelona ,Girona Region Central Catalonia Capital Vic Municipalities Alpens ,Balenyà ,El Brull ,Calldetenes ,Centelles ,Espinelves ,Folgueroles ,Gurb ,Lluçà ,Malla ,Manlleu ,Les Masies de Roda ,Les Masies de Voltregà ,Montesquiu ,Muntanyola ,Olost ,Oristà ,Orís ,Perafita ,Prats de Lluçanès ,Roda de Ter ,Rupit i Pruit ,Sant Agustí de Lluçanès ,Sant Bartomeu del Grau ,Sant Boi de Lluçanès ,Sant Hipòlit de Voltregà ,Sant Julià de Vilatorta ,Sant Martí d'Albars ,Sant Martí de Centelles ,Sant Pere de Torelló ,Sant Quirze de Besora ,Sant Sadurní d'Osormort ,Sant Vicenç de Torelló ,Santa Cecília de Voltregà ,Santa Eugènia de Berga ,Santa Eulàlia de Riuprimer ,Santa Maria de Besora ,Santa Maria de Corcó ,Seva ,Sobremunt ,Sora ,Taradell ,Tavertet ,Tavèrnoles ,Tona ,Torelló ,Vic ,Vidrà ,Viladrau ,Vilanova de Sau Government
• Body Osona Comarcal Council • President Gerard Sancho (Junts ) Area
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1,245.1 km2 (480.7 sq mi) Population (2014)
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154,559 • Density 124.13/km2 (321.51/sq mi) adjusted following Moianès creation Demonym(s) osonenc (m. )f. ) Time zone UTC+1 (CET ) • Summer (DST ) UTC+2 (CEST )Largest municipality Vic Website www.ccosona.cat
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Osona (Catalan pronunciation: [uˈzonə] comarca situated in thecentral region ofCatalonia ,Spain . Its capital isVic . Its population in 2001 was 129,543. Osona covers roughly the same area as the historic Catalancounty of Osona . The name Osona comes fromAusetans (Latin :Ausetani Ausa (todayVic ); theRomans called the areaAusone orAusona . While most of thecomarca is within theprovince of Barcelona , the municipalities ofEspinelves ,Vidrà andViladrau form part of theprovince of Girona .
The most important town of Osona isVic , its capital and an important and ancient urban center in thisnatural region that lies in the midst of thePlain of Vic . Other significant towns in the plain areManlleu andTona .
This natural depression in the center of the region was carved byriver Ter and its tributaries and makes up a big part of Osona's land. It is surrounded by mountains: TheSub-Pyrenees , withBellmunt mountain towering in the north, theLluçanès (Pre-Pyrenees ) to the north-west andMoianès high plateau in the West, theMontseny in the southeast and theGuilleries , located at the apex of theCatalan Transversal Range and thePre-Coastal Range , in the east.
Long famous for its localsausages (especiallyfuet pork derivatives, in recent years the area has become somewhat infamous for the pollution of its many waterways due to thefactory farming ofpigs andDairy cattle . There are more pigs than people living in Osona.
In the comarcal revision of 1990,Sant Quirze de Besora became part of Osona; previously it formed part of theRipollès . In May 2015, Osona lost the municipality of Collsuspina to the new comarca ofMoianès .[ 1]
Municipality Population[ 2] Area2 [ 2] Alpens 300 13.8 Balenyà 3,724 17.4 El Brull 263 41.0 Calldetenes 2,429 5.8 Centelles 7,333 15.2 Espinelves 196 17.4 L'Esquirol 2,188 61.8 Folgueroles 2,259 10.5 Gurb 2,545 51.6 Lluçà 257 53.0 Malla 266 11.0 Manlleu 20,279 17.2 Les Masies de Roda 737 16.4 Les Masies de Voltregà 3,186 22.4 Montesquiu 895 4.9 Muntanyola 595 40.3 Olost 1,186 29.4 Orís 303 27.2 Oristà 557 68.5 Perafita 407 19.6 Prats de Lluçanès 2,624 13.8 Roda de Ter 6,124 2.2 Rupit i Pruit 300 47.8 Sant Agustí de Lluçanès 91 13.2 Sant Bartomeu del Grau 875 34.4 Sant Boi de Lluçanès 556 19.5 Sant Hipòlit de Voltregà 3,446 0.9 Sant Julià de Vilatorta 3,123 15.9 Sant Martí d'Albars 106 14.7 Sant Martí de Centelles 1,093 25.6 Sant Pere de Torelló 2,436 55.1 Sant Quirze de Besora 2,148 8.1 Sant Sadurní d'Osormort 86 30.6 Sant Vicenç de Torelló 1,975 6.6 Santa Cecília de Voltregà 173 8.6 Santa Eugènia de Berga 2,233 7.0 Santa Eulàlia de Riuprimer 1,259 13.8 Santa Maria de Besora 162 24.7 Seva 3,488 30.4 Sobremunt 83 13.8 Sora 175 31.7 Taradell 6,219 26.5 Tavèrnoles 317 18.8 Tavertet 125 32.5 Tona 8,012 16.5 Torelló 13,949 13.5 Vic 41,956 30.6 Vidrà 169 34.4 Viladrau 1,037 50.7 Vilanova de Sau 314 58.8 • Total: 50 154,559 1,245.1
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