Figueres
town in the province of Girona, Catalonia, Spain
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Summary
Figueres is a municipality of Catalonia[1]. Figueres ranks in the top 1% of municipality of catalonia entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,260 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Alt Empordà[3]
- Country: Spain[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Manol river[5]
- Head of government: Jordi Masquef[6]
- Capital: Figueres[7]
- Shares border with: Cabanes[8], El Far d'Empordà[9], Llers[10], Peralada[11], Vila-sacra[12], Vilabertran[13], Vilafant[14]
- Flag: flag of Figueres[15]
- Twinned administrative body: Marignane[16], Perpignan[17], St. Petersburg[18], Aïn Beïda[19], Craiova[20], Alcalá la Real[21]
- Postal code: 17600[22]
- Part of: Mancomunitat de Municipis Comunitat Turística de la Costa Brava[23], Q107554324[24]
- Commons category: Figueres[25]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[26], UTC+02:00[27]
- Has part(s): Vilatenim[28], Figueres[29], Sant Pau de la Calçada[30]
- Significant event: Siege of Figueras[31]
- Official website: http://ca.figueres.cat[32]
- Topic's main category: Category:Figueres[33]
- Commons gallery: Figueres[34]
- Population: 45,123[35], 45,262[36], 44,765[37], 44,255[38], 43,330[39], 42,809[40], 41,115[41], 39,641[42], 38,884[43], 37,032[44], 36,338[45], 35,174[46], 34,493[47], 45,444[48]
Why It Matters
Figueres has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] Figueres is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]