Vallès Oriental
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Vallès Oriental is a comarca (county) in Catalonia, Spain, European Union. Its capital is Granollers. Along with Vallès Occidental it forms the grand comarca of Vallès.
Municipalities
- Aiguafreda - pop. 2,308
- L'Ametlla del Vallès - pop. 7,319
- Bigues i Riells - pop. 7,155
- Caldes de Montbui - pop. 15,536
- Campins - pop. 354
- Canovelles - pop. 14,668
- Cànoves i Samalús - pop. 2,375
- Cardedeu - pop. 15,018
- Castellcir - pop. 528
- Castellterçol - pop. 2,195
- Figaró-Montmany - pop. 1,020
- Fogars de Montclús - pop. 417
- Les Franqueses del Vallès - pop. 15,196
- La Garriga - pop. 13,471
- Granera - pop. 79
- Granollers - pop. 57,796
- Gualba - pop. 988
- La Llagosta - pop. 13,455
- Lliçà d'Amunt - pop. 12,439
- Lliçà de Vall - pop. 5,821
- Llinars del Vallès - pop. 8,166
- Martorelles - pop. 4,903
- Mollet del Vallès - pop. 51,218
- Montmeló - pop. 8,804
- Montornès del Vallès - pop. 14,190
- Montseny - pop. 306
- Parets del Vallès - pop. 16,202
- La Roca del Vallès - pop. 8,946
- Sant Antoni de Vilamajor - pop. 4,627
- Sant Celoni - pop. 15,081
- Sant Esteve de Palautordera - pop. 1,961
- Sant Feliu de Codines - pop. 5,282
- Sant Fost de Campsentelles - pop. 7,265
- Sant Pere de Vilamajor - pop. 3,444
- Sant Quirze Safaja - pop. 543
- Santa Eulàlia de Ronçana - pop. 5,814
- Santa Maria de Martorelles - pop. 763
- Santa Maria de Palautordera - pop. 7,762
- Tagamanent - pop. 265
- Vallgorguina - pop. 1,881
- Vallromanes - pop. 1,911
- Vilalba Sasserra - pop. 564
- Vilanova del Vallès - pop. 3,282
Vegetation
The natural vegetation of Vallès Oriental is typically Mediterranean, with a predominance of Holm oak, Cork oak, and Aleppo Pine. There are some oaks (in the narrow sense of the word) at Montnegre and Montseny. The latter also features European Beech and Silver Fir woods.References
- [Instituto Nacional de Estadística] (in Spanish). Reference for populations of municipalities as of January 1, 2005.
- [IDESCAT: statistical information about Vallès Oriental] (in Catalan). Reference for list of municipalities, surface area.
External links
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