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Plan for spaces of natural interest (PEIN). Counties and Aran, and areas

Plan for spaces of natural interest (PEIN). Counties and areas 2010
Surface area (1) PEIN Total surface area % of area PEIN land
Alt Camp 15,081 53,801 28.0
Alt Empordà 48,179 135,753 35.5
Alt Penedès 12,477 59,277 21.0
Alt Urgell 48,793 144,748 33.7
Alta Ribagorça 20,929 42,686 49.0
Anoia 12,634 86,628 14.6
Bages 22,561 129,908 17.4
Baix Camp 21,767 69,707 31.2
Baix Ebre 38,235 100,272 38.1
Baix Empordà 24,681 70,169 35.2
Baix Llobregat 14,038 48,570 28.9
Baix Penedès 9,181 29,624 31.0
Barcelonès 2,042 14,472 14.1
Berguedà 37,854 118,489 31.9
Cerdanya 20,300 54,657 37.1
Conca de Barberà 18,593 65,024 28.6
Garraf 8,375 18,528 45.2
Garrigues 7,022 79,761 8.8
Garrotxa 38,812 73,539 52.8
Gironès 17,270 57,540 30.0
Maresme 7,632 39,891 19.1
Montsià 29,523 73,537 40.1
Noguera 57,199 178,406 32.1
Osona 28,159 126,012 22.3
Pallars Jussà 46,223 134,308 34.4
Pallars Sobirà 95,685 137,792 69.4
Pla d'Urgell 1,367 30,513 4.5
Pla de l'Estany 458 26,283 1.7
Priorat 25,485 49,860 51.1
Ribera d'Ebre 23,222 82,731 28.1
Ripollès 32,106 95,624 33.6
Segarra 23,114 72,276 32.0
Segrià 16,077 139,665 11.5
Selva 22,389 99,511 22.5
Solsonès 11,937 100,121 11.9
Tarragonès 2,551 31,886 8.0
Terra Alta 23,565 74,336 31.7
Urgell 16,980 57,973 29.3
Val d'Aran 37,353 63,360 59.0
Vallès Occidental 14,607 58,317 25.0
Vallès Oriental 31,184 85,099 36.6
Zona marítima 77,819 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
Catalonia 1,063,460 3,210,654 30.7
Metropolità 90,355 324,154 27.9
Comarques Gironines 183,895 558,419 32.9
Camp de Tarragona 92,659 299,902 30.9
Terres de l'Ebre 114,544 330,876 34.6
Ponent 121,758 558,594 21.8
Comarques Centrals 113,145 561,158 20.2
Alt Pirineu i Aran 269,283 577,551 46.6
Units: Hectares.
Source: Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries, Food and Natural Environment.
Note: (1) The surface area of the spaces was calculated on the basis of the boundaries of the PEIN (scale 1:50.000 digital maps). Following Law 12/2006 the ZEPA approved spaces (zones of special protection for birds) became PEIN spaces.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.

Last update: May 25, 2011.

Methodological note

Definition of concepts

Natural place of national interest
Natural space or element of medium or small size with unique characteristics of scientific, scenic or educational interest, as declared by a law to guarantee its protection. In these places activities are limited to traditional agricultural, livestock and forestry activities that are compatible with the specific objectives of protecting the space and other activities that are appropriate for such management.
Natural park
Spaces with qualified natural values. The reason for protecting them is for their conservation to be compatible with the organised exploitation of resources and its inhabitants' activities. The declaration is made by decree.

Methodological aspects

All specially protected natural spaces are included in the Plan for spaces of natural interest. Date on 31, December.

The Plan for spaces of natural interest (PEIN - Pla d'Espais d'Interès Natural) delimits and stablishes the required guidelines for the basic protection of the natural spaces which conservation must be guaranteed according to their scientific, ecological, scenic, cultural, social, educational and recreational values.

When the value is lower than that of the minimum unit to be able to estimate the statistical operation or if it effects statistical confidentiality, the symbol used is "..".