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Forest fires. Affected area. Counties and Aran

Forest fires. Affected area. Counties 2004
Affected area (ha)
Fires With trees With scrub Total
Alt Camp 16 8.9 7.1 16.0
Alt Empordà 38 6.3 37.3 43.6
Alt Penedès 30 1.5 3.7 5.2
Alt Urgell 6 71.4 12.2 83.6
Alta Ribagorça 5 0.0 16.4 16.4
Anoia 14 3.3 4.7 8.0
Bages 28 21.1 1.3 22.4
Baix Camp 9 2.8 1.4 4.1
Baix Ebre 8 1.9 1.1 3.0
Baix Empordà 12 193.8 307.0 500.8
Baix Llobregat 38 4.5 1.2 5.8
Baix Penedès 6 0.1 1.6 1.8
Barcelonès 15 1.0 25.7 26.7
Berguedà 7 0.0 0.4 0.5
Cerdanya 3 0.0 0.5 0.5
Conca de Barberà 23 17.8 13.6 31.4
Garraf 3 0.4 0.1 0.5
Garrigues 9 2.0 1.4 3.4
Garrotxa 2 0.0 0.0 0.0
Gironès 21 3.7 11.5 15.2
Maresme 10 0.4 5.9 6.4
Montsià 13 0.0 64.8 64.8
Noguera 30 2.3 21.0 23.3
Osona 8 0.0 3.4 3.4
Pallars Jussà 10 3.3 21.7 24.9
Pallars Sobirà 8 0.5 2.3 2.8
Pla d'Urgell 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Pla de l'Estany 12 0.1 0.6 0.7
Priorat 17 1.1 12.0 13.0
Ribera d'Ebre 16 0.8 1.4 2.3
Ripollès 4 0.0 0.8 0.8
Segarra 10 5.8 12.6 18.4
Segrià 36 35.2 26.7 61.9
Selva 26 0.9 0.8 1.7
Solsonès 8 0.0 1.3 1.3
Tarragonès 3 1.5 4.5 6.0
Terra Alta 11 0.5 1.5 2.0
Urgell 3 0.0 3.3 3.3
Val d'Aran 3 0.0 32.0 32.0
Vallès Occidental 21 0.7 6.5 7.1
Vallès Oriental 23 0.1 2.4 2.5
Catalonia 565 393.2 674.0 1,067.3
Metropolità 140 8.6 45.5 54.1
Comarques Gironines 115 204.7 358.1 562.8
Camp de Tarragona 74 32.0 40.2 72.3
Terres de l'Ebre 48 3.2 68.8 72.0
Ponent 88 45.2 65.2 110.3
Comarques Centrals 65 24.4 11.1 35.5
Alt Pirineu i Aran 35 75.1 85.1 160.2
Barcelona 201 33.0 55.9 88.9
Girona 114 204.7 358.1 562.8
Lleida 128 120.3 151.0 271.3
Tarragona 122 35.2 109.1 144.3
Source: Departament de Medi Ambient i Habitatge. Direcció General del Medi Natural.

Last update: November 27, 2009.

Methodological note

Definition of concepts

Fire
Violent fire, uncontrolled and of destructive effects, which spreads in houses, forests, etc.

Methodological aspects

Forests and forest land covering over half the area of Catalonia are a national wealth of extraordinary importance in terms of flora and fauna, the production of raw materials, the production of ecosystem and the contribution to leisure. The incidence of wooded masses on climate, hydrology, soil protection, air pollution and landscape makes their conservation be fundamental.

The fire is a phenomenon that occurs in several contexts and stages, has diverse origins and often has some devastating effects.