Salt, Province of Girona, Catalonia, Spain

Demography | Manufacturing

🇪🇸 Salt is a municipality in the comarca of the Gironès in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the right bank of the Ter next to Girona, with which it was merged from 1974 to 1984. The A-7 autopista and N-141 road pass through the municipality.

From 1895, Salt was the temporary Girona terminus of the narrow gauge Olot–Girona railway, until the short section to Girona railway station was opened in 1898. Initially the line ran only as far as Amer, but it was extended to Les Planes d'Hostoles in 1900, Sant Feliu de Pallerols in 1902 and Olot in 1911. The line closed in 1969 and has since been converted into a greenway.

Demography Salt is known for its elevated ethnic diversity. Over 77 nationalities are represented in the population of Salt: In 2011, 17,739 (56%) were Spanish, 5,032 (15%) were Moroccan; 1,863 (6%) Gambians; 1,272 (4%) Honduran; 728 (2%) Malian, and 554 (1.7%) Senegalese.

Manufacturing Salt is the home of Gas Gas, who manufacture and export off-road motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles worldwide from their Salt base.

Girona, Catalonia, Spain 
Girona, Catalonia, Spain
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Salt has a population of over 30,622 people. Salt also forms part of the wider Gironès Comarca which has a population of over 185,085 people. It is also a part of the larger Girona Province. Salt is situated near Girona.

Twin Towns - Sister Cities Salt has links with:

🇩🇪 Lingen, Germany
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Antipodal to Salt is: -177.217,-41.967

Locations Near: Salt 2.78333,41.9667

🇪🇸 Girona 2.824,41.985 d: 3.9  

🇪🇸 Santa Coloma de Farners 2.65,41.85 d: 17  

🇪🇸 La Bisbal d'Empordà 3.033,41.95 d: 20.8  

🇪🇸 Palamós 3.033,41.95 d: 20.8  

🇪🇸 Figueres 2.95,42.267 d: 36.1  

🇪🇸 Palafrugell 3.15,41.917 d: 30.8  

🇫🇷 Céret 2.75,42.485 d: 57.7  

🇪🇸 Vic 2.25,41.917 d: 44.5  

🇪🇸 Mataró 2.441,41.545 d: 54.8  

🇪🇸 Granollers 2.288,41.608 d: 57.2  

Antipodal to: Salt -177.217,-41.967

🇹🇴 Nuku'alofa -175.216,-21.136 d: 17691.3  

🇦🇸 Pago Pago -170.701,-14.279 d: 16873.2  

🇼🇸 Apia -171.76,-13.833 d: 16842.8  

🇵🇫 Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 16239.8  

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🇺🇸 Maui -156.446,20.72 d: 12724.6  

🇺🇸 Maui County -156.617,20.868 d: 12714  

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