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Garraf is a comarca (county)

Comarques of Catalonia

This is a list of the comarques of Catalonia . A comarca is roughly equivalent to a US "county" or a UK "district". However, in the context of Catalonia, the term "county" can be a bit misleading, because in medieval Catalonia, the most important rulers were counts, notably the Counts of Barcelona...

in the province of Barcelona, Catalonia

Catalonia

Catalonia is an autonomous community in northeastern Spain, with the official status of a "nationality" of Spain. Catalonia comprises four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. Its capital and largest city is Barcelona. Catalonia covers an area of 32,114 km² and has an...

, northern Spain

Spain

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It is named after the Garraf Massif

Garraf Massif

The Garraf Massif is a mountain range of the Catalan Coastal Range, Catalonia, Spain. Its cliffs reach the Mediterranean waters. Its highest point on the coastal side is La Morella, 593 metres above sea level and further inland rises the higher, although less conspicuous, Montau .The Garraf Massif...

Municipalities

Canyelles
Canyelles
Canyelles is a town in the northeast of the Garraf comarca in the south of Barcelona province, Catalonia, Spain. It is home to a 15th century castle.-Culture:Main festivals include:*Xatonada Popular*Festa Major de Canyelles...

- pop. 3,127
Cubelles
Cubelles
Cubelles is a town in Catalonia, in the province of Barcelona, Spain. It is situated in the comarca of Garraf.-Historia:Breu història CUBELLESEl 1274, Jaume el Conqueridor va atorgar grans privilegis a la zona de la vila, propera al castell...

- pop. 10,617
Olivella
Olivella
Olivella is a village and municipality in Catalonia, in the province of Barcelona, Spain. It is situated in the comarca of Garraf.-History:The first known village in the area was founded in 992 around a castle known as Castell vell...

- pop. 2,179
Sant Pere de Ribes
Sant Pere de Ribes
Sant Pere de Ribes is a town in the center of the Garraf comarca , in Barcelona province, Catalonia, Spain. It boasts the remains of a 12th century castle once ruled by the troubadour Guillem de Ribes.-Culture:Main holidays include:...

- pop. 26,108
Sitges
Sitges
*Church of Sant Bartolomeu i Santa Tecla . It houses two Gothic sepulchres , belonging to the an older church located on the same site...

- pop. 24,470
Vilanova i la Geltrú
Vilanova i la Geltrú
Vilanova i la Geltrú is a city in the province of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain and the capital of the Garraf comarca. Originally a fishing port, the city has a growing population of approximately 66,000, and is situated 40 km south-west of Barcelona, with the more famous coastal resort of...

- pop. 61,427

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