Osona

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Other Catalan comarques
Province	Barcelona
Capital	Vic
Largest city	Vic
Demonym	m: osonenc f: osonenca
Population (2002)	129,543
Area	1,263.8 km2
Pop. density	102.5 hab/km2
Municipalities	51

Osona is a comarca (county) in central Catalonia. Its capital is Vic. Its population (as of 2001) is 129,543. It covers roughly the same area as the historic Catalan county of Osona. The name comes from Ausetans, a group of Iberian people that had their capital in Ausa (today Vic); the Romans called the area Ausone or Ausona.

Long famous for its sausages (especially fuet) and other pork derivatives, in recent years the area has become somewhat infamous for the pollution of its waterways due to the factory farming of pigs.

Municipalities

Populations are from 2001.

• Alpens - pop. 278
• Balenyà - pop. 3,213
• Brull - pop. 186
• Calldetenes - pop. 1,998
• Centelles - pop. 5,822
• Collsuspina - pop. 268
• Espinelves - pop. 184
• Folgueroles - pop. 1,693
• Gurb - pop. 1,955
• Lluçà - pop. 267
• Malla - pop. 239
• Manlleu - pop. 17,532
• Masies de Roda - pop. 710
• Masies de Voltregà - pop. 2,873
• Montesquiu - pop. 822
• Muntanyola - pop. 341
• Olost - pop. 1,158
• Oristà - pop. 633
• Orís - pop. 248
• Perafita - pop. 356
• Prats de Lluçanès - pop. 2,687
• Roda de Ter - pop. 5,210
• Rupit i Pruit - pop. 341
• Sant Agustí de Lluçanès - pop. 105
• Sant Bartomeu del Grau - pop. 1,106
• Sant Boi de Lluçanès - pop. 566
• Sant Hipòlit de Voltregà - pop. 3,047
• Sant Julià de Vilatorta - pop. 2,414
• Sant Martí d'Albars - pop. 134
• Sant Martí de Centelles - pop. 772
• Sant Pere de Torelló - pop. 2,188
• Sant Quirze de Besora - pop. 1,970
• Sant Sadurní d'Osormort - pop. 81
• Sant Vicenç de Torelló - pop. 1,806
• Santa Cecília de Voltregà - pop. 206
• Santa Eugènia de Berga - pop. 1,973
• Santa Eulàlia de Riuprimer - pop. 863
• Santa Maria de Besora - pop. 178
• Santa Maria de Corcó - pop. 2,165
• Seva - pop. 2,578
• Sobremunt - pop. 87
• Sora - pop. 182
• Taradell - pop. 5,270
• Tavertet - pop. 146
• Tavèrnoles - pop. 273
• Tona - pop. 6,072
• Torelló - pop. 12,286
• Vic - pop. 32,703
• Vidrà - pop. 163
• Viladrau - pop. 863
• Vilanova de Sau - pop. 332

External links

• Official comarcal web site (in Catalan)
• Information about Osona from the Generalitat de Catalunya (in Catalan)
• IDESCAT: Statistical information about Osona (in Catalan)