Banyoles

Banyoles
Banyoles
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	Banyoles Location in Catalonia
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Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Catalonia
Province	Girona
Comarca	Pla de l'Estany
Judicial district	Girona
Government
• mayor	Miquel Noguer Planas (2015) (CiU)
Area
• Total	11.0 km2 (4.2 sq mi)
Elevation	172 m (564 ft)
Population (2014)
• Total	19,343
• Density	1,800/km2 (4,600/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Banyolí
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	17820
Website	www.banyoles.cat

Banyoles (Catalan pronunciation: [bəˈɲɔɫəs]) is a city of 17,309 inhabitants (2006) located in the province of Girona in northeastern Catalonia, Spain.

The town is the capital of the Catalan comarca "Pla de l'Estany". Although an established industrial centre many of the inhabitants commute to nearby Girona (12 km to the south).

Banyoles is most famous for the Lake of Banyoles, a natural lake located in a tectonic depression. It was the venue for the rowing events in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics as well as the "negro of Banyoles", a controversial piece of taxidermy.

Each year a triathlon Premium European Cup (or even a World Cup in 2012) is held in Banyoles, the hometown of the Spanish 2011 Champion Carolina Routier.