Salt, Girona

	Largest groups of foreign residents
Morocco	5,032
Gambia	1,863
Honduras	1,272
Mali	728
Senegal	554

Salt
Salt
	Municipality
	Salt theatre
	; Coat of arms
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	Salt Location in Catalonia
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Country	Spain
Community	Catalonia
Province	Girona
Comarca	Gironès
Government
• Mayor	Jordi Viñas Xifra (2015)
Area
• Total	6.6 km2 (2.5 sq mi)
Elevation	83 m (272 ft)
Population (2014)
• Total	30,103
• Density	4,600/km2 (12,000/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Saltenc, saltenca
Website	viladesalt.cat

Salt (Catalan pronunciation: [sáɫ]) 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.

Demography

77 nationalities are represented in the population of Salt: 17,739 (56 percent) are Spanish, 5,032 (15%) are Moroccan; 1,863 (6%) are Gambians; 1,272 (4%), are Honduran; 728 (2%) are Malian, and 554 (1.7%) are Senegalese.^[3]

1900	1930	1950	1970	1986	2007
2280	5360	5956	11,365	21,081	27,673

Manufacturing

Salt is the home of Gas Gas, who manufacture and export off-road motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles worldwide from their Salt base.^[4]

Notable people

Lluís Dilmé i Romagós (1960-), architect and urban planner

References

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Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989). Guia de Catalunya, Barcelona:Caixa de Catalunya. ISBN 84-87135-01-3 (Spanish). ISBN 84-87135-02-1 (Catalan).